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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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Assume that this couple’s budget for retirement savings allows them to save $480 dollars a month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ivana helped run a sporting goods store and pieced together a budget for her daughter’s early career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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

There has also been unease at a six-percent reduction in the budget for the development department, which disburses aid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Not one of those idiots had the faintest idea that Cap’s donation came straight out of the budget for the Halloween dance.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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