financial strain

Budget under pressure

Financial strain is the stress and difficulty caused by insufficient money to meet expenses or obligations.

It describes both the practical burden of tight finances and the psychological pressure that accompanies it: The medical bills put tremendous financial strain on the family.

A person, household, or organization under financial strain struggles to make ends meet.

Opposites
economic condition

financial strainfinancial security

Reliable access to funds

prosperity · wealth · affluence · financial stability · financial freedom

psychological burden

financial strainfinancial relief

Aid easing monetary strain

Family

strain, finance, financial stress

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G