51³Ō¹Ļ

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budget

[buhj-it]

noun

  1. an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.

  2. a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

  3. an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.

  4. the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose.

    the construction budget.

  5. a limited stock or supply of something.

    his budget of goodwill.

  6. Obsolete.Ģża small bag; pouch.



adjective

  1. reasonably or cheaply priced.

    budget dresses.

verb (used with object)

budgeted, budgeting 
  1. to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).

  2. to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.

verb (used without object)

budgeted, budgeting 
  1. to subsist on or live within a budget.

budget

1

/ ˈ²śŹŒ»åĻōÉŖ³Ł /

noun

  1. an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc, over a specified period, usually a financial year

  2. an estimate of income and a plan for domestic expenditure of an individual or a family, often over a short period, such as a month or a week

  3. a restriction on expenditure (esp in the phrase on a budget )

  4. (modifier) economical; inexpensive

    budget meals for a family

  5. the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period

  6. archaicĢża stock, quantity, or supply

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verb

  1. (tr) to enter or provide for in a budget

  2. to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc)

  3. (intr) to make a budget

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Budget

2

/ ˈ²śŹŒ»åĻōÉŖ³Ł /

noun

  1. an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • budgetary adjective
  • budgeter noun
  • nonbudgetary adjective
  • prebudget noun
  • prebudgetary adjective
  • pro-budgeting adjective
  • rebudget verb (used with object)
  • unbudgeted adjective
  • ˈ²ś³Ü»å²µ±š³Ł²¹°ł²ā adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of budget1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English bowgett, from Middle French, bougette, from bouge ā€œbagā€ (from Latin bulga; bulge ) + -ette -ette )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of budget1

C15 (meaning: leather pouch, wallet): from Old French bougette , diminutive of bouge , from Latin bulga , of Gaulish origin; compare Old English ²śĆ¦±ō²µ bag
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Each dehorning costs about $600, a significant sum in the African context, although that represents just over 1 percent of the entire budget for rhino protection rhinos, and other security measures are far more expensive.

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The £1bn saving which the chancellor said would come from reducing hotel use has already been taken out of the Home Office budget.

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She’ll need to budget a certain amount of cash for travel expenses.

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That sounds like an argument for half the budget, double the jokes and a variety of Uncrustables at the craft services table.

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Months later, she released a budget that called for the layoffs of 1,600 workers, drawing an outcry from labor leaders, youth advocates and many others.

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