budget for

British  

verb

1. (tr, preposition) to allocate, save, or set aside money for (a particular purpose, period, etc)

   we need to budget for a fuel increase this winter

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Example Sentences

Cal Fire still holds a modest annual budget for wildfire mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

While poorer consumers struggle to budget for higher energy prices, their higher-income peers feel bolstered by stock market gains.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

While poorer consumers struggle to budget for higher energy prices, their higher-income peers feel bolstered by stock market gains.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Moreover, “there are media reports that the Japanese government is considering a first supplementary budget for FY 2026,” Yamashita adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Smyth observed that Congress had slashed the agency’s research budget for 1953 from $43 million to $33 million, “as you no doubt have heard.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik