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

Stanford University endowment chief Robert Wallace wrote that distributions to the school’s operating budget had more than doubled over the last decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

Despite carrying an operating budget that is an order of magnitude smaller than Celtic’s, the clubs methods have closed the gap in the space of a single season—and laid a foundation for years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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

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