Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for budget for. Search instead for budget features.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, currently working on the draft budget for 2027, has vowed to bring the deficit down to below three percent of GDP by 2029.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Rae declined to disclose the budget for “Screen Time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“So even a total loss is not a catastrophic hit to their GDP, but it is an extremely large hit to their government revenue and the budget for military spending,” said Dwivedi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

Congress had signaled its enthusiasm for an expanded AEC program by allocating the agency a healthy budget for research, he explained.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "budget for" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com