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starved of funds

[/stɑːrvd əv fʌndz/]
adjective phrase
carente de fundos; sem recursos financeiros
1. Lacking sufficient money or financial resources; underfunded
The public hospital is starved of funds and cannot afford new equipment.
O hospital público é carente de fundos e não pode se permitir equipamento novo.
2. Deprived of necessary financial support to operate effectively
The education system has been starved of funds for years.
O sistema de educação tem sido desprovido de fundos há anos.
NYC Slang
broke; strapped for cash; tapped out
Synonyms
underfundedlacking fundscash-strappedfinancially deprivedshort of money
Antonyms
well-fundedflush with cashgenerously fundedfinancially secure

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
carente de fundos; sem recursos
Commonly used in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
sem grana; carente de recursos
More colloquial usage, grana is slang for money
Portugal
desprovido de fundos; sem meios financeiros
More formal register preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

penny-pinching
living hand to mouth
scraping by
on a shoestring budget
financially squeezed
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