budget
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
budgets
plural
budgets
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUDGET
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a
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an amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan for how it will be spent
— often used before another noun
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What's the average weekly/monthly/annual budget for a family of five?
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The film has a million-dollar budget.
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He's been trying to live on a budget of less than $1,500 a month.
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a movie with a big budget = a big-budget movie [=a movie that costs a lot of money to make]
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a movie with a low/small budget = a low-budget movie [=a movie that does not cost a lot of money to make]
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The project was completed on schedule and under budget. [=it was completed for less money than had been planned]
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We're still within budget. [=we still are not spending more money than we planned to spend]
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The director always goes over budget on his films. [=the director always spends more money than is planned]
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The governor will discuss the state's budget deficit/surplus.
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a budget crisis
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budget cuts
b
[count]
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a plan used to decide the amount of money that can be spent and how it will be spent
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We'll have to work out a budget so we can buy a new car.
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The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget. [=to have enough money to provide the amount that is being spent]
◊ If you are on a budget, you have planned how you will spend your money usually because you do not have a lot to spend and need to save money.
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The store has great bargains for people on a budget. [=people who do not have much money to spend]
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She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget [=she did not have much money when she started her business] and could not afford to overspend.
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[count]
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an official statement from a government about how much it plans to spend during a particular period of time and how it will pay for the expenses
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budgetary plans/matters/issues/constraints/cuts
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budget
/ˈbʌʤət/
verb
budgets;
budgeted;
budgeting
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budget
/ˈbʌʤət/
verb
budgets;
budgeted;
budgeting
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUDGET
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[+ object]
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to plan to spend (an amount of money) for a particular purpose
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They budgeted millions of dollars to make the film.
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The project is budgeted at more than $100,000.
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He budgets $50 for entertainment each month.
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[no object]
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to make and follow a plan for spending your money
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If we budget carefully, we will be able to go on the trip.
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We're budgeting [=saving our money] for a new car.
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[+ object]
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to plan how to use (something, such as your time)
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I need to learn how to budget my time more wisely.
— budgeting
noun [noncount]-
Careful budgeting is essential to running a business.
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budget
/ˈbʌʤət/
adjective
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budget
/ˈbʌʤət/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUDGET
always used before a noun
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low in price
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suitable for someone who is on a budget
