operating budget

British

noun

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

In 2025 property tax revenue from data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia—also known as Data Center Alley—accounted for 95% of the county’s operating budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

OceanX does not advertise the ship's cost or its operating budget, but its parent body's 2024 US tax filing reported over $44 million in expenses.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

If their large donors bunch all at the same time, their operating budget is going to dip every few years.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025

While he said the budget would be focused on "investments", Carney has also promised to balance the federal operating budget - day-to-day spending on government programmes - over the next three years.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

Santa Monica’s annual general fund operating budget is nearly $800 million a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

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