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)

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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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But after two years of budgetary gridlock in Washington, people are sick of hearing about it.
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At the same time, it is clear that the budgetary program and the general program of the Government are actually inseparable.
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British Dictionary definitions for budgetary (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 Formsbudgetary, 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 budgetary (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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Word Origin and History for budgetary (1 of 2)

budget

early 15c., "leather pouch," from Middle French bougette, diminutive of Old French bouge "leather bag, wallet, pouch," from Latin bulga "leather bag," of Gaulish origin (cf. Old Irish bolg "bag," Breton bolc'h "flax pod"), from PIE *bhelgh- (see belly (n.)). Modern financial meaning (1733) is from notion of treasury minister keeping his fiscal plans in a wallet. Another 18c. transferred sense was "bundle of news," hence the use of the word as the title of some newspapers.

Word Origin and History for budgetary (1 of 2)

budget

"to include in a (fiscal) budget," 1884, from budget (n.). Related: Budgeted; budgeting.

budget

noun

adjective

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for budgetary (1 of 2)

budget

noun

verb -gets, -geting or -geted

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British Dictionary definitions for budgetary (2 of 2)

Budget

noun

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