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

I’m taking a look at special exhibitions, which are often the biggest periodic, episodic pieces of a museum’s budget.
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Whether you can live with that or not is up to you and your TV budget.
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That said, if the county is facing real budget constraints, the sheriff’s department must also make cuts.
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Of Covered California’s $440 million budget this year, Lee said $140 million will go for marketing and outreach.
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The police force makes up the largest part of the city budget.
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“Heaven Is For Real,” based on the Todd Burpo bestseller, was budgeted at $12 million and took in $91 million.
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The film was initially budgeted at $200,000, but came in at a cost of $650,000 after post-production was complete.
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Agree on a tight monthly budget for eating out and put the budgeted amount of cash in an envelope.
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And the amount of money is staggering: one three-month period was budgeted at $294 million.
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Pawlenty has budgeted $1.75 million for the straw poll, according to a Republican consultant familiar with the Pawlenty campaign.
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Assam has budgeted for a deficit of 14½ lakhs after the imposition of additional taxation.
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer had budgeted for five hundred millions, and was very proud.
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Unless budgeted deficits are checked, the momentum of past programs will force an increase of the statutory debt limit.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
That is why 1971 Federal spending for local law enforcement will double that budgeted for 1970.
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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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