Green
Green noun - Something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment.
Usage example: I need to save up some green before I can afford that cruise
Shoestring and green are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoestring" instead a noun "Green".
Shoestring
Shoestring noun - A very small sum of money.
Green and shoestring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Green" instead a noun "Shoestring".
Both words in one sentence
- Season 1 was recorded on an extremely low budget (described by the creators as "can't even afford the shoestring" and "a budget of what we find in the couch") almost entirely in front of a green screen.
Source: Web Video / Transolar Galactica
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Shoestring and Green. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/green/shoestring
Green & Shoestring. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/green/shoestring>.
Shoestring or Green. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/green/shoestring.
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