cash poor
Adjective
Meaning
cash poor (comparative more cash poor, superlative most cash poor)
Possessing considerable economic assets, but unable to quickly or easily liquidate them for monetary transactions.
Marc Spector: It turns out that I am what you call "cash poor" (Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1, June 1, 1989.)
cash-poor (not comparable)
Alternative form of cash poor
Alternative names
cash-poor
Examples
Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan's guarantor.
Meanwhile, Villeneuve's fleet in Cádiz was also suffering from a serious supply shortage that could not be easily rectified by the cash-poor French.
As this fee approached the original purchase price, and many of the holders were land-rich and cash-poor, there was a great deal of resistance to this demand.
With continuing decrease in cotton prices, taxes squeezed cash-poor farmers who rarely saw $20 in currency a year but had to pay taxes in currency or lose their farm.