HyperDic: in_straitened_circumstances

English > 1 sense of the expression in straitened circumstances:
ADJECTIVEallin straitened circumstances, hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious, pinchednot having enough money to pay for necessities
English > in straitened circumstances: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningnot having enough money to pay for necessities.
Synonymshard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious, pinched
BroaderpoorHaving little money or few possessions
Spanishmenesteroso, necesitado, pelado, pobre
Catalannecessitat, pelat, pobre, que no té diners

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