Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense budgets, present participle budgeting, past tense, past participle budgeted
1. countable noun
Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country hasavailable to spend on it.
She will design a fantastic new kitchen for you–and all within your budget.
Someone had furnished the place on a tight budget.
There can be more room in the budget for better foods if meat is kept to a minimum.
2. countable noun
The budget of an organization or country is its financial situation, considered as the difference between the money it receives and the money it spends.
[business]
The hospital obviously needs to balance the budget each year.
...his readiness to raise taxes as part of an effort to cut the budget deficit.
3. proper noun
In Britain, the Budget is the financial plan in which the government states how much money it intends to raise through taxes and how it intends to spend it. The Budget is also the speech in which this plan is announced.
The Chancellor could use the Budget to bring in taxation reforms.
...other indirect tax changes announced in the Budget.
4. verb
If you budget certain amounts of money for particular things, you decide that you can afford to spend those amounts on those things.
The company has budgeted $10 million for advertising. [V amount + for]
The movie is only budgeted at $10 million. [beV-ed + at]
I'm learning how to budget. [VERB]
Synonyms: plan, estimate, allocate, cost More Synonyms of budget
budgetinguncountable noun
We have continued to exercise caution in our budgeting for the current year.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Budget is used in advertising to suggest that something is being sold cheaply.
Cheap flights are available from budget travel agents from £240.
Synonyms: inexpensive, economy, bargain, sale More Synonyms of budget
Phrasal verbs:
See budget for
More Synonyms of budget
-budget
(-bʌdʒɪt)
combining form
-budget combines with adjectives such as 'low' and 'big' to form adjectives which indicate how much money is spent on something, especially the making of a film.
They were small, low-budget films, shot on location.
...a big-budget adventure movie starring Mel Gibson.
budget in British English
(ˈbʌdʒɪt)
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. archaic
a stock, quantity, or supply
verbWord forms: -gets, -geting or -geted
7. (transitive)
to enter or provide for in a budget
8.
to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc)
9. (intransitive)
to make a budget
Derived forms
budgetary (ˈbudgetary)
adjective
Word origin
C15 (meaning: leather pouch, wallet): from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge, from Latin bulga, of Gaulish origin; compare Old English bælg bag
Budget in British English
(ˈbʌdʒɪt)
noun
the Budget
budget in American English
(ˈbʌdʒɪt)
noun
1. Obsolete
a bag, pouch, or purse, or its contents
2.
a collection of items; stock
3.
a plan or schedule adjusting expenses during a certain period to the estimated or fixed income for that period
4.
the cost or estimated cost of living, operating, etc.
5.
the amount of money needed or allotted for a specific use
verb transitive
6.
to put on or in a budget; provide for in a budget
7.
to plan (expenditures or activities) according to a budget
8.
to plan in detail; schedule
budget your time
verb intransitive
9.
to make a budget
Derived forms
budgetary (budgetˌary) (ˈbʌdʒəˌtɛri)
adjective
budgeter (ˈbudgeter)
noun
Word origin
ME bougette < OFr, dim. of bouge: see budge2
budget in Accounting1
(bʌdʒɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) budgets
noun
(Accounting: Management)
The budget of an organization is its financial situation, considered as the difference betweenthe money that it expects to receive and the money that it expects to spend over aparticular period.
The final effect of all the planning is reflected in the statement of planned financialposition at the close of the budget period.
The budget for the financial year was originally planned to bring down the fiscal deficit toaround 5 percent of the GDP.
The budget of an organization is its financial situation, considered as the difference betweenthe money that it expects to receive and the money that it expects to spend over aparticular period, usually a financial year.
budget in Accounting2
(bʌdʒɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) budgets
noun
(Accounting: Management)
A budget is the total amount of money allocated for a particular purpose during a particularperiod of time.
The company's R&D budget, which is about $125 million this year, may have to be doubled in a few years.
Last year the company launched a new product with only 25 percent of its advertisingbudget allocated to TV.
A budget is the total amount of money allocated for a particular purpose during a particularperiod of time.
operating budget
budget in Accounting3
(bʌdʒɪt)
Word forms: (present) budgets, (past) budgeted, (perfect) budgeted, (progressive) budgeting
verb
(Accounting: Basic)
If you budget, you allocate certain amounts of money to particular things and do not spend anymore.
The stress of debt can be overcome by people learning how to budget.
Children need to understand that they are part of the economics of the family, andshould learn how to budget and make decisions.
If you budget, you allocate certain amounts of money to particular things and do not spend anymore.
budget in Accounting4
(bʌdʒɪt)
Word forms: (present) budgets, (past) budgeted, (perfect) budgeted, (progressive) budgeting
verb
(Accounting: Basic)
If you budget a certain amount of money for something, you decide that you can spend that amount.
The company has budgeted $10 million for advertising.
The country has budgeted $1.7 billion for wheat subsidies this year.
If you budget a certain amount of money for something, you decide that you can spend that amount.
COBUILD Collocations
budget
agree a budget
austerity budget
blow the budget
cut the budget
double the budget
education budget
entire budget
health budget
military budget
modest budget
overall budget
police budget
production budget
protect a budget
realistic budget
reduce the budget
research budget
set a budget
shrink a budget
stretch the budget
suit a budget
tiny budget
total budget
transport budget
Examples of 'budget' in a sentence
budget
Some councils have removed litter bins to save money after government cuts to their budgets.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
His aim was to get to current budget balance five years hence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They can also scope and budget for desktop hardware upgrades.
Computing (2010)
The budget airline last week settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
The Sun (2017)
That would sort four years of budget and get the boiler fixed!
The Sun (2016)
Not bad from an industry typically early into any downturn: company ad budgets get cut first.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Announcing big increases in budget speeches and conference speeches without consultation is an irresponsible way to make policy on such an important issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are trips available for all budgets with the chance to visit - and stay in - some amazing destinations.
The Sun (2016)
Today we explain how to manage money and budget properly.
The Sun (2012)
The remaining expenditure can be projected over the budget period.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
The government had to set out a clear plan for cutting the budget deficit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Everyone of my budgets has raised more from the richest.
The Sun (2012)
This feels and plays like a big budget movie and has a rich and rewarding story.
The Sun (2010)
Though that depends rather on when he wants to reach his target or the current budget balance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We need budget rigour but also incentives for investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is always one moment that sums up any budget speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The current account and budget deficits maybe down but they are still too big for comfort.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He argued that the unexpected nature of the warning was the result of a recent budgeting exercise.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is likely to be a hefty budget available to pay for the right presenters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Hands has pleaded with the government to increase budgets to help pay for care home beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The problems were particularly acute in the crucial area of expenditure allocation and budget formulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the last four chapters we have covered the preparation and completion of plans and budgets.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
The website has good links to accommodation for all budgets.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We will divert part of our 20 billion a year aid budgets.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Which of the following projects should the company accept to stay within the $1 million budget?
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Your advertising budget is like a country 's defense budget.
Al Ries and Laura Ries THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING (2002)
He has restored credibility to the company, making budget and schedule overruns largely a thing of the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Quotations
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound oughtand six, result miseryCharles DickensDavid Copperfield
In other languages
budget
British English: budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ NOUN
Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend on it.
I do try and buy within my budget.
American English: budget
Arabic: مِيزانِيَة
Brazilian Portuguese: orçamento
Chinese: 预算
Croatian: budžet
Czech: rozpočet
Danish: budget
Dutch: budget
European Spanish: presupuesto
Finnish: budjetti
French: budget
German: Budget
Greek: προϋλογισμός
Italian: budget
Japanese: 予算
Korean: 예산
Norwegian: budsjett
Polish: budżet
European Portuguese: orçamento
Romanian: buget
Russian: бюджет
Latin American Spanish: presupuesto
Swedish: budget
Thai: งบประมาณ
Turkish: bütçe
Ukrainian: бюджет
Vietnamese: ngân sách
British English: budget ADJECTIVE
Budget is used in advertising to suggest that something is being sold cheaply.
Cheap flights are available from budget travel agents.
American English: budget
Brazilian Portuguese: acessível
Chinese: 价格低廉的
European Spanish: económico
French: discount
German: Billig-
Italian: low cost
Japanese: 格安の
Korean: 저렴한
European Portuguese: acessível
Latin American Spanish: económico
Chinese translation of 'budget'
budget
(ˈbʌdʒɪt)
n(c)
[of person, government]预(預)算 (yùsuàn)
vt
[sum of money]预(預)算出 (yùsuàn chū)
vi
to budget for sth为(為)某事做预(預)算 (wèi mǒushì zuò yùsuàn)
adj
(= economy)[travel agents etc]廉价(價)的 (liánjià de)
I'm on a tight budget我经(經)济(濟)拮据(據) (wǒ jīngjì jiéjū)
(noun)
Definition
the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period
A designer would be beyond their budget.
Synonyms
allowance
I weighed out my allowance of sugar.
means
funds
income
Over a third of their income is from advertising.
finances
resources
allocation
During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
(verb)
Definition
to plan the expenditure of (money or time)
I'm learning how to budget my finances.
Synonyms
plan
estimate
allocate
Tickets will be allocated to those who apply first.
cost
ration
I had a flask so I rationed out cups of tea.
apportion
They are even-handed in apportioning the blame.
cost out
(adjective)
Definition
inexpensive
Cheap flights are available from budget travel agents.a budget price
Synonyms
inexpensive
a huge variety of good inexpensive restaurants
economy
bargain
sale
reduced
keen
reasonable
His fees were quite reasonable.
low-priced
low-cost
cut-price
a shop selling cut-price clothes
economical
It is more economical to wash a full load.
cheapo (informal)
Quotation
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery [Charles Dickens – David Copperfield]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of allocate
Definition
to assign to someone or for a particular purpose
Tickets will be allocated to those who apply first.