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Meaning of 拮据

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jié
hard pressed for money; in financial straits
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Synonym: 窘迫 贫穷 贫困
Example Sentences
1
使
He told me, he could not say but it might straiten him a little; but however it was my Money, and I might want it more than he.
2
Cash-strapped families have no idea that millions of pounds of their money is being spent on an industry that contributes more to climate change than all the planes, cars and lorries on the planet.
3
I was not sure whether it was a good choice to resign, because I may have no money in the following months until I find another job after my examination.
4
I could have called, but I didn' t want to intrude, and also at the time I was broke.
5
So how do you budget for the Olympics during lean times?