budget
/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/noun, verb2 syllables
Budget means: a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose.
Synonyms for budget8
also used for budget
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What does budget mean?3
noun
1
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose“the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year”
2
a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them“the president submitted the annual budget to Congress”
verb
1
make a budget
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Budget in a sentence
- According to the budget, she could expend no more on supplies.cockyhen
- Historically, the government failed to spend as much as its budget allowed.The_World_Factbook
- When the budget was tight, we had to make do with less.CK
- She wishes she could travel, but her budget limits her choices so much.Nuel
- I reviewed the budget, and decided to cut costs.unknown
- Due to budget constraints, the aircraft will be bought by a joint venture.motico
- Electing to upgrade the computer lab, the university library went slightly over the budget.papabear
- Budgeting brings a lot of benefits, but also a lot of sacrifices.mexicanhere
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Forms of budget
as a noun
- plural
- budgets
as a verb
- past tense
- budgeted
- present participle
- budgeting
- third-person singular
- budgets
- past participle
- budgeted