Synonyms and antonyms of To have just enough money in British Thesaurus

afford (verb)

if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. This word usually follows ‘can’, ‘could’, or ‘be able to’

eke out ()

to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist

subsist (verb)

to stay alive when you do not have much food or money

get by ()

to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do

scrape by ()

to have enough money to pay for the things that you really need in order to live, but no more

cover (verb)

to have enough money to pay for something

make (both) ends meet ()

to have just enough money to buy the things that you need

live from hand to mouth ()

to have just enough money or food to stay alive

stretch (verb)

to have enough money to pay for something

run to (British)

British to have enough money to buy a particular thing

keep body and soul together ()

to have just enough money to buy food and other necessary things

keep the wolf from the door ()

to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things

keep your head above water ()

to manage to live or keep a business working even though you are not earning much money

scratch a living ()

to manage to earn only just enough money to live

support (verb)

to get enough money to pay for an activity, habit, or interest, especially a bad one such as taking drugs

within someone’s reach ()

used for saying that someone can have or do something because they have enough money or skill