shoe-string

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo string]
- /ʃu strɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo string]
- /ʃu strɪŋ/

Definitions of shoe-string word

noun shoe-string a shoelace. 1
noun shoe-string a very small amount of money. 1
noun shoe-string shoestrings, shoestring potatoes. 1
adjective shoe-string consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money: living on a shoestring budget. 1

See all 4 definitions of shoe-string

Information block about the term

Origin of shoe-string

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1610-20; shoe + string

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shoe-string

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoe-string

shoe-string popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.