budget

[ buhj-it ]

/ ˈbʌdʒ ɪt /

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noun

an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.

a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.

the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose: the construction budget.

a limited stock or supply of something: his budget of goodwill.

Obsolete. a small bag; pouch.

adjective

reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.

verb (used with object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.

to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).

to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.

verb (used without object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.

to subsist on or live within a budget.

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Origin of budget

1400–50; late Middle English bowgett<Middle French bougette (bouge bag (<Latin bulga;see bulge) + -ette-ette)

OTHER WORDS FROM budget

budg·et·ar·y

[buhj-i-ter-ee], /ˈbʌdʒ ɪˌtɛr i/, adjectivebudg·et·er, nounnon·budg·et·ar·y, adjectivepre·budg·et, noun, adjective

pre·budg·et·ar·y, adjectivepro-budg·et·ing, adjectivere·budg·et, verb (used with object), re·budg·et·ed, re·budg·et·ing.un·budg·et·ed, adjective

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How to use budget in a sentence

As we look at these coming months, we have a food budget for all of the fiscal year, but we are almost out of it already.
‘Can’t eat a gift card’: Rural food banks fight to put turkeys on the table|Kyle Swenson|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
So you don’t need to have 10 people who will handle the budget, but maybe three.
Plight at the Museum|Jen Trolio|November 20, 2020|Vox
As it navigates the budget shortfall, Metro is using funds from $767 million it received from the federal Cares Act pandemic relief plan, which Congress approved in the spring.
Metro board approves budget cuts, buyouts as pandemic dents agency’s budget|Justin George|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
It’s easy to make a room look fabulous if you have a lot of money, Nixon says, but it’s more challenging to curate a beautiful room on a budget.
Shopping with the pros: The Madcap Cottage team chooses favorites from Terrain|Mari-Jane Williams|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

Opponents of the governor launched a recall petition in July 2019 in response to Dunleavy’s cuts to the state budget.
Junior Staffer Says Top Alaska Official Told Her to Keep Allegations of Misconduct Secret|by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News|November 18, 2020|ProPublica
The answers include poor planning, budgetary procedures that defied economic logic, and at least one bone-headed accounting error.
America’s 60 Year-Old Nuclear Bomber Might Finally Get a New Engine|Bill Sweetman|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A builder by profession, he quickly became something of a Forrest Gump of budgetary doom.
Powerbroker Richard Ravitch Thinks New York Might Be Doomed|Josh Robin|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The report on the budgetary impact can be seen here, and the report on the broader impact can be seen here.
CBO’s Case for Immigration: $197 Billion Cut in U.S. Deficit|Daniel Gross|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This used to be home to the Princess of Wales regiment though most of the soldiers moved out along ago due to budgetary cutbacks.
Welcome to Woolwich, Where English Terrorists Say Sorry While They Murder|Peter Pomerantsev|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But after two years of budgetary gridlock in Washington, people are sick of hearing about it.
Sequester Story Crashes After Congress Ends Airport Furloughs|Howard Kurtz|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So ordinarily budgetary matters are not published prior to the time the President has approved them.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
For example, the budgetary process is essential to creating an environment that reflects the valuing of nursing.
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
Large sums were voted loosely, and expended by executive boards without any budgetary control.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Information is not available on budgetary performance in 1970, when the country suffered a disastrous flood.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
It is not worth while to go into the budgetary details of this particular matrimonial venture.
One Woman's Life|Robert Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for budget (1 of 2)

budget

/ (ˈbʌdʒɪt) /

noun

an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc, over a specified period, usually a financial year

an estimate of income and a plan for domestic expenditure of an individual or a family, often over a short period, such as a month or a week

a restriction on expenditure (esp in the phrase on a budget)

(modifier) economical; inexpensivebudget meals for a family

the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period

archaic a stock, quantity, or supply

verb -gets, -geting or -geted

(tr) to enter or provide for in a budget

to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc)

(intr) to make a budget

Derived forms of budget

budgetary, adjective

Word Origin for budget

C15 (meaning: leather pouch, wallet): from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge, from Latin bulga, of Gaulish origin; compare Old English bælg bag

British Dictionary definitions for budget (2 of 2)

Budget

/ (ˈbʌdʒɪt) /

noun

the Budget an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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