operating budget

British  

noun

1. accounting a forecast of the sales revenue, production costs, overheads, cash flow, etc, of an organization, used to monitor its trading activities, usually for one year

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operating budget

The so-called Games Agreement laid out a “shared set of values” and called for an operating budget that would be “prudent, realistic, and designed to protect taxpayers by mitigating financial risk.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The city’s pension and debt payments already swallow roughly 40% of its net operating budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

As Tuohey indicated, the policy change reflects financial strains affecting the endowment, which supports 65% of the university’s operating budget.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Johnson administration adopted what’s known as the unified budget concept in 1968, combining several federal trust funds, including Social Security’s, with the general operating budget — on paper only.

From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026

Calling himself a “proselytizer for building museums,” Govan noted that LACMA, which has a total operating budget of almost $97 million this year, will soon turn its attention to building a satellite in South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026