C2adjectiveUK spelling: meagremoneywork
US/ˈmiː.ɡər/
UK/ˈmiː.ɡə/
too small in amount to be enough
In context
Many elderly farmers live on a meager pension of a few hundred thousand dong a month.
Despite a meager budget, the team made a film that won international prizes.
Workers complained that their meager pay rise did not keep up with inflation.
Words that go with meager
adjective + noun
- meager incomean amount of money that is too small to live onThe family survived on a meager income from farming.
- meager salarypay that is very lowTeachers there work for a meager salary.
- meager resourcesvery small amounts of money, tools or suppliesThe clinic works with meager resources and few doctors.
- meager savingsa very small amount of money put asideHe used his meager savings to start a small shop.