budget

[ buhj-it ]

/ ˈbʌdʒ ɪt /

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noun

an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.

a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.

the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose: the construction budget.

a limited stock or supply of something: his budget of goodwill.

Obsolete. a small bag; pouch.

adjective

reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.

verb (used with object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.

to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).

to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.

verb (used without object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.

to subsist on or live within a budget.

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Origin of budget

1400–50; late Middle English bowgett<Middle French bougette (bouge bag (<Latin bulga;see bulge) + -ette-ette)

OTHER WORDS FROM budget

budg·et·ar·y

[buhj-i-ter-ee], /ˈbʌdʒ ɪˌtɛr i/, adjectivebudg·et·er, nounnon·budg·et·ar·y, adjectivepre·budg·et, noun, adjective

pre·budg·et·ar·y, adjectivepro-budg·et·ing, adjectivere·budg·et, verb (used with object), re·budg·et·ed, re·budg·et·ing.un·budg·et·ed, adjective

Words nearby budget

budesonide, bud fission, budge, budgeree, budgerigar, budget, budget account, budgetary control, budget deficit, budgeteer, budget for

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Example sentences from the Web for budget

In a news release the same day, advisers highlighted a long-planned increase in the ad budget this week of about 50 percent over last week.
Trump and his campaign try to allay concerns about trailing Biden in television ads|Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
This has left some states scrambling to ramp up mail-in voting while simultaneously preparing to hold socially distanced in-person elections on tight budgets.
ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts|by Susie Armitage|September 16, 2020|ProPublica
The cow is officially back now, though, with a new line of mostly budget, Walmart-exclusive Gateway laptops.
We found out who makes Walmart’s new Gateway laptops, and it’s bad news|Jim Salter|September 16, 2020|Ars Technica
The Housing Commission also included $19 million in its annual budget to help acquire the hotels and another $10 million to support rental assistance at the properties.
Morning Report: The Dreaded Purple Tier|Voice of San Diego|September 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego

State and city budgets are also under severe strain and many have cut large parts of their workforce as they wait for Congress to decide whether to approve more assistance.
Frustrated House Democrats push for action on new economic relief bill|Erica Werner|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
Community policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.
How to Solve the Policing Crisis|Keli Goff|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And there are other stories DuVernay could have told and still met her (relatively) modest budget of $20 million.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The airplane was owned by an Indonesian budget carrier, Lion Air.
Who Will Get AsiaAir 8501’s Black Boxes?|Clive Irving|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Mostly people on a budget use it,” Franz Dobersberger, managing director of a Bangkok travel agency, told The Daily Beast.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It actually kept the government open all year and manage to pass something vaguely resembling a budget.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Regular taxation, monopolies, mortgages, and loans barely sufficed to provide for the budget.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
"Working men have been hit very hard by the tyrannical Budget," announces a morning paper.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
Several uneducated business men are said to have written to the Dean asking the Latin for what they think of the new Budget.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
Having had time to consider the Budget proposals in detail Mr. Asquith was less complimentary and more critical.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
In the passage outside the drawing-room was Hedges, evidently waiting for his master, and with a budget to unfold.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for budget (1 of 2)

budget

/ (ˈbʌdʒɪt) /

noun

an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc, over a specified period, usually a financial year

an estimate of income and a plan for domestic expenditure of an individual or a family, often over a short period, such as a month or a week

a restriction on expenditure (esp in the phrase on a budget)

(modifier) economical; inexpensivebudget meals for a family

the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period

archaic a stock, quantity, or supply

verb -gets, -geting or -geted

(tr) to enter or provide for in a budget

to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc)

(intr) to make a budget

Derived forms of budget

budgetary, adjective

Word Origin for budget

C15 (meaning: leather pouch, wallet): from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge, from Latin bulga, of Gaulish origin; compare Old English bælg bag

British Dictionary definitions for budget (2 of 2)

Budget

/ (ˈbʌdʒɪt) /

noun

the Budget an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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