資し金きん不ぶ足そく

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lack of funds; shortage of money; underfunded

Refers to insufficient financial resources for a project, organization, or personal need. Often used in business, government, and news contexts.

• その計けい画かくは資し金きん不ぶ足そくで中ちゅう止しになった。

  The project was canceled due to a lack of funds.

• 資し金きん不ぶ足そくのため、新あたらしい機き材ざいを買かえなかった。

  We couldn't buy new equipment because of a shortage of funds.