- within your means
- within (your) means
without spending more than the money you have.
Opposite of: beyond (your) means
We need to reduce spending and live within our means.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
We need to reduce spending and live within our means.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
live within your means — live beyond/within/your means phrase to have a way of life in which you spend more money than you earn less money than you earn Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: live … Useful english dictionary
beyond your means — beyond (your) means too expensive for you. We bought a retirement home, but at first the repair work was beyond our means. Opposite of: within (your) means … New idioms dictionary
live beyond your means — live beyond/within/your means phrase to have a way of life in which you spend more money than you earn less money than you earn Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: live … Useful english dictionary
means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
within means — within (your) means without spending more than the money you have. We need to reduce spending and live within our means. Opposite of: beyond (your) means … New idioms dictionary
means — [ minz ] (plural means) noun *** 1. ) count a method for doing or achieving something: WAY: Information is not easily obtained by any other means. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants means of: What means of transportation is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
means — noun 1 method of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, convenient, effective, efficient, reliable, useful ▪ an effective means of mass communication ▪ … Collocations dictionary
means — [[t]mi͟ːnz[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N COUNT: with supp A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use. The move is a means to fight crime... The army had… … English dictionary
means */*/*/ — UK [miːnz] / US [mɪnz] noun Word forms means : singular means plural means 1) [countable] a method for doing or achieving something Information is not easily obtained by any other means. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants… … English dictionary