same as shoelace.

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own radio show on the local radio station, Radio West. The programme ran between September 30 1979 and December 21 1980, in two series with 21 one hour-long episodes.

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.

a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"

a "must" for every money-conscious European tourist

a DVD that teaches young people how to create beautiful things from everyday materials around the house, such as buttons, string, and cardboard

a thought-provoking, helpful book

a lace used for fastening shoes