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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

"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

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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

In 2014 the budget for the Games was £543m but no public money has been spent on the 23rd edition, which will cost £150m in total.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

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

There was no budget for a training table in Seattle.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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