Shoestring

Origin

shoe + string

Full definition of shoestring

Noun

shoestring

(plural shoestrings)

(US) the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace
Your shoestring is untied.
a tight budget; very little money
He did all that on a shoestring budget.
a long narrow cut of a food; a julienne
shoestring French fries