low-budgetadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊˈbʌdʒᵻt/, U.S.

/ˌloʊˈbədʒət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., budget n.

Etymology: < low adj. + budget n.

1. Having or requiring only a small budget; cheap (literal and figurative).

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap

light?a1400

vile?1490

cheap1517

low-prized1600

druggish1701

popular1830

low-priced1842

underpriced1861

bargain basement1899

low-budget1918

Woolworth1931

Woolworthian1933

pipe-rack1956

budget1958

cheapo1967

pound shop1989

1918 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 15 154 The actual figures show that 99 low budget girls spent a total of $2207.27 for clothing, as compared with $6603.20 by 143 medium budget girls.

1961 B. Paulu Brit. Broadcasting in Transition vii. 129 Audiences seem to show no more enthusiasm for high-cost television than low-budget radio music.

1970 N.Y. Times 4 Oct. x. 1/2 They took great interest in our low-budget dinners of brown rice, vegetables and the health cereal called Crunchy Granola.

1976 J. Cheever Jrnls. (1991) 327 Thank God that this planet from which I came is not a vulgar, low-budget, unimaginative dictatorship.

1996 Business Week 26 Feb. 30/2 His low-budget, fiercely ideological campaign has ignited a grassroots insurgency that is weakening Establishment pillar Bob Dole's grip on the nomination.

2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Feb. (Styles section) 15/3 The catering bill is still going to be around $11,000! That seems low-budget, but 11 grand is 11 grand. Jeesh.

2. spec. Designating a film, television production, etc., that is made on a relatively low budget; of, relating to, or characteristic of such a film.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types

costumed1851

foreign language1904

first run1910

Keystone1912

photodramatic1914

serial1915

coming of age1919

edge-of-your-seat1922

psychodramatic1927

omnibus1928

straight1936

low-budget1937

no-budget1937

screwball1937

Ealing1939

blockbusting1943

private eye1946

film noir1952

white telephone1952

portmanteau1953

uncut1953

anthology1955

three-D1955

Hammer1958

noir1958

co-production1959

kitchen sink1959

kidult1960

docudrama1961

cinéma vérité1963

maudit1963

filmi1965

indie1968

triple-X1969

XXX1969

drama-documentary1970

cheapie1973

gross-out1973

high concept1973

chopsocky1974

hard R1974

buddy movie1975

sci-fi1977

mondo1979

hack-and-slash1981

microbudget1981

hack-and-slay1982

slice-and-dice1982

fly on the wall1983

psychotronic1983

noirish1985

Mad Max1986

stoner1987

bonkbusting1993

straight to DVD1997

1937 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. x5/5 The old films and the low budget epics that have gone begging in the past are being accepted without protest.

1950 Billboard 3 June 12/3 The low-budget show is being done in affiliation with the Mystery Writers' Association.

1977 J. Monaco How to read Film iv. 203 They were in a sense replaced by such independent low-budget producers as American International Pictures.

1993 Vibe Sept. 126/2 The video..liberates a club full of white cowpokes from their boring sam-o sam-o dance rut and reaches new heights in low-budget schlock.

2009 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 17/1 Low-budget horror doesn't aim for white-knuckled fear so much as a kind of grisly camp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-budget
释义	low-budgetadj. Brit. /ˌləʊˈbʌdʒᵻt/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈbədʒət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., budget n. Etymology: < low adj. + budget n. 1. Having or requiring only a small budget; cheap (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap light?a1400 vile?1490 cheap1517 low-prized1600 druggish1701 popular1830 low-priced1842 underpriced1861 bargain basement1899 low-budget1918 Woolworth1931 Woolworthian1933 pipe-rack1956 budget1958 cheapo1967 pound shop1989 1918 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 15 154 The actual figures show that 99 low budget girls spent a total of $2207.27 for clothing, as compared with $6603.20 by 143 medium budget girls. 1961 B. Paulu Brit. Broadcasting in Transition vii. 129 Audiences seem to show no more enthusiasm for high-cost television than low-budget radio music. 1970 N.Y. Times 4 Oct. x. 1/2 They took great interest in our low-budget dinners of brown rice, vegetables and the health cereal called Crunchy Granola. 1976 J. Cheever Jrnls. (1991) 327 Thank God that this planet from which I came is not a vulgar, low-budget, unimaginative dictatorship. 1996 Business Week 26 Feb. 30/2 His low-budget, fiercely ideological campaign has ignited a grassroots insurgency that is weakening Establishment pillar Bob Dole's grip on the nomination. 2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Feb. (Styles section) 15/3 The catering bill is still going to be around $11,000! That seems low-budget, but 11 grand is 11 grand. Jeesh. 2. spec. Designating a film, television production, etc., that is made on a relatively low budget; of, relating to, or characteristic of such a film. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types costumed1851 foreign language1904 first run1910 Keystone1912 photodramatic1914 serial1915 coming of age1919 edge-of-your-seat1922 psychodramatic1927 omnibus1928 straight1936 low-budget1937 no-budget1937 screwball1937 Ealing1939 blockbusting1943 private eye1946 film noir1952 white telephone1952 portmanteau1953 uncut1953 anthology1955 three-D1955 Hammer1958 noir1958 co-production1959 kitchen sink1959 kidult1960 docudrama1961 cinéma vérité1963 maudit1963 filmi1965 indie1968 triple-X1969 XXX1969 drama-documentary1970 cheapie1973 gross-out1973 high concept1973 chopsocky1974 hard R1974 buddy movie1975 sci-fi1977 mondo1979 hack-and-slash1981 microbudget1981 hack-and-slay1982 slice-and-dice1982 fly on the wall1983 psychotronic1983 noirish1985 Mad Max1986 stoner1987 bonkbusting1993 straight to DVD1997 1937 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. x5/5 The old films and the low budget epics that have gone begging in the past are being accepted without protest. 1950 Billboard 3 June 12/3 The low-budget show is being done in affiliation with the Mystery Writers' Association. 1977 J. Monaco How to read Film iv. 203 They were in a sense replaced by such independent low-budget producers as American International Pictures. 1993 Vibe Sept. 126/2 The video..liberates a club full of white cowpokes from their boring sam-o sam-o dance rut and reaches new heights in low-budget schlock. 2009 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 17/1 Low-budget horror doesn't aim for white-knuckled fear so much as a kind of grisly camp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1918
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