Answer: hardup

AnswerCrossword Clue
HARDUPWithout the wherewithal.
HARDUPShort on cash
HARDUPStrapped (for cash)
HARDUPIn great need
HARDUPIn dire need
HARDUPDirt-poor
HARDUPIndigent
HARDUPImpecunious
HARDUPOut at the elbows
HARDUPStrapped for cash
HARDUPOut of funds.
HARDUPIn great need of something: Colloq.
HARDUPPoorly provided: Colloq.
HARDUPDown on one's luck
HARDUPOn the dole
HARDUPIn need
HARDUPTerribly in need
HARDUPDesperate