'Shoestring' definitions:

Definition of 'shoestring'

noun

A lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string]

noun

A small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: shoestring, shoe string]

From: GCIDE

Shoestring \Shoe"string`\, n.
1. same as shoelace. [PJC]
2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an enterprise on a shoestring. [PJC]

From: GCIDE

Shoelace \Shoe"lace\, n. a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called shoestring. [PJC]