low-budget

[ loh-buhj-it ]

adjective

1. made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money:

   a low-budget film.

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-budget¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

It’s a police procedural, a metaphorical family comedy, a workplace comedy, a soap opera, a melodrama, a low-budget action adventure.

From Los Angeles Times

I tried to direct a film for a low-budget company, but that was a disaster, so we don’t want to talk about that.

From Salon

This year alone, Roberts has acted in 73 productions — a western miniseries, a few low-budget sci-fi films and something called “My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 — The Rednecks Are Coming.”

From Los Angeles Times

One low-budget proposal is for the party to use some of its bumper crop of 404 MPs to become community champions and heavily engage with their constituents.

From BBC

“I have much more freedom today making movies in Hollywood than I had in Uruguay doing a low-budget yogurt commercial,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times