Synset

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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distressed

hard put

hard-pressed

in a bad way

sample sentences

"distressed companies need loans and technical advice"
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"
"we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"
"found themselves in a bad way financially"