budget
noun
an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
is budgeting
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present progressiveof budget (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Denver-based Cerebral Brewing, which makes its own beer and owns tap rooms, is budgeting for a 20% cost increase on its health plans, which renewed on July 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
California is budgeting $135 million for new electric vehicle incentives, with special exceptions for California-based companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
New Jersey mom Amy Edwards, an editor at Fractl, is budgeting just $300 for back-to-school expenses after spending $600 last summer.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The worst part is she said the condo board is budgeting the staggering sum of $1,000,000 to replace the roofs eight years from now.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Peru, the world's second-largest producer of copper, counts mining as its main source of financing and the government is budgeting for a drop in copper prices in 2023.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2022
