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off-budget

American  
[awf-buhj-it, of-] / ˈɔfˈbʌdʒ ɪt, ˈɒf- /

adjective

U.S. Government.
  1. not included in the regular federal budget; funded through separate agencies.


Example Sentences

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The increase would be 8% when including an additional $1.3 billion in new proposed spending through off-budget accounts.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

There's also a financial concern, as hiring a specialist can remain off-budget for smaller productions.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2020

An adviser to several members of the family and a former senior American government official said that the off-budget programs still existed; it is unclear in what amounts.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

Some 60 percent of Kenya's donor support is off-budget, the health ministry's Kimuu said, which means it is spent on items that are not in the government five-year health sector strategy.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2015

In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the   government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from   the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatization and   administrative reform.

From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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