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

The government has doggedly defended its subsidy, which at $12.3 billion represents about five percent of the total annual budget for 2026.

From Barron's

The government has so far defended the subsidy, which at $12.3 billion represents about five percent of the total annual budget for 2026.

From Barron's

By January of this year, Beijing reported the program had already reached more than 24 million beneficiaries, with 90 billion yuan allocated from the central budget for the year.

From Barron's

While Victoria Hupp, a 29-year-old mother of two from near Cleveland, has been a fan of Styles since his boy band days, she didn’t have room in her budget for airfare on top of tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The payouts, a key source of tax revenue, were well short of what New York City officials had budgeted for.

From The Wall Street Journal