budget
noun
an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
had budgeted
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past perfectof budget.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The payouts, a key source of tax revenue, were well short of what New York City officials had budgeted for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
But the bonuses, a key source of tax revenue, were well short of what city officials had budgeted for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Nigeria's economic crisis means he is having to spend double what he had budgeted.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
The previous four boats, combined, cost just over $500 million to build, and legislators had budgeted around $1 billion for the next five.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
But they bowed to Sproul’s judgment that losing Lawrence would be even costlier, and voted to cover all the annual operating and maintenance costs that Lawrence had budgeted for the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
