low-budget

[loh-buhj-it]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money.
a low-budget film.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of low-budget¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

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The movie’s star, Baldwin, also served as a producer on the low-budget western.

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“It was a low-budget movie, but it was the beginning.”

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Studios range from small, low-budget operations to large businesses with individual rooms set up with lights, computers, webcams and an internet connection.

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Spitting out “José” like a villain in a low-budget western reveals his rank racism.

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The galloping ghouls in their low-budget 2002 thriller “28 Days Later” reinvigorated the genre.

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