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

He certainly had no idea when that photo was taken what the future held — that co-writing and directing a low-budget coming-of-age drama would change his life.

From Los Angeles Times

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