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Origin of budget
OTHER WORDS FROM budget
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How to use budget in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for budget (1 of 2)
budget
/ (ˈbʌdʒɪt) /
noun
verb -gets, -geting or -geted
Derived forms of budget
budgetary, adjectiveWord 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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