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budget for

British

verb

(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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budget for

“They are hearing from their customers, ‘We need to make room in our budget for AI.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Keep in mind this reporter has a precisely zero-dollar budget for data and AI.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

But now, in London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has allocated £50m of this year's budget for youth services across the capital.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

You can have open communication, clear rules, and an endless fount of love for one another, and life can still present you with options and obstacles you never thought to budget for.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Mom said she was sorry, but there was no room in our budget for coal.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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