Money & finance
financial strain
financial pressure
A difficult situation in which a person or family has more money problems than they can comfortably manage.
Hear it in real life
Why did you start working part-time?
My parents were under financial strain, so I wanted to help out.
Rising rent has put many young families under financial strain.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My family had a financial strain.
Say: My family was under financial strain.
Use “under financial strain” for the difficult situation; “a financial strain” usually means a person or thing that causes pressure.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be under financial strain; put someone under financial strain; cope with financial strain
Your turn: say it out loud
Rising rent has put many young families under financial strain.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
financial strain
financial pressure
“Rising rent has put many young families under financial strain.”
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