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budget for

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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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The Health Department was allocated £381m to spend in 2026 as part of the government's budget for 2026-2029.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“I don’t know how to budget for it,” Yoseph said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s government proposed its highest level of military spending ever at over $35 billion, in a $123 billion budget for 2027 unveiled on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Parliament is likely to receive the 2027 budget for review by the end of August.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Initially, he penciled out a construction budget of $500,000; by the end of the year, the budget for construction and ten years of operation looked more like $2 million.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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