A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
[formal]
Local authorities are reining in costs because of severe budgetary constraints.
Synonyms: financial, money, economic, monetary More Synonyms of budgetary
Examples of 'budgetary' in a sentence
budgetary
Both nations have similar military capabilities but are facing budgetary pressures and want to cut defence spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The compromise they need is budgetary control from the centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We know that budgetary constraint is unavoidable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The parade has already been scaled back to allow for budgetary constraints resulting from the economic crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The best budgetary policy is one with a high degree of stability and a clear sense of direction.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The money is not ringfenced and there are fears it is being funnelled elsewhere because of budgetary pressures.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a serious intellectual case for scaling back commitments in line with changed threats and budgetary constraints.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are very careful about budgetary control and need to understand the business case before implementing any new technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A combination of loose monetary policy and tight budgetary policy has not delivered recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A sound system of budgetary control can provide a firm foundation for good business management.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I worked through the period when jails had to adapt to budgetary control from having virtually unlimited funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They are also set in the context of budgetary constraints and political pressures that may affect government's ability or willingness to pay.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
The emphasis on accountability and budgetary control that this new structure brought in reflects the firm commitment of the Conservative government to public expenditure control.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
He said: 'The budgetary pressures continue.
The Sun (2011)
First, the Government is not being straight about budgetary pressures on public services.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This group includes legal, administrative and budgetary constraints, and constraints on the redistribution of income.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
As it is, it is sometimes too claustrophobic for the big screen - presumably a result of budgetary constraints.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The film is overlong, and there were also serious budgetary constraints, but the atmospheric pull makes those small faults irrelevant.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has neglected to build the structures, especially in budgetary policy, that would ease the pressures of an inflexible monetary union.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
budgetary
British English: budgetary ADJECTIVE
A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
There are huge budgetary pressures on governments to reduce their armed forces.
American English: budgetary
Brazilian Portuguese: orçamentário
Chinese: 预算的
European Spanish: presupuestario
French: budgétaire
German: finanziell
Italian: relativo al bilancio
Japanese: 予算上の
Korean: 예산상의
European Portuguese: orçamental
Latin American Spanish: presupuestario
(adjective)
huge budgetary pressures
Synonyms
financial
The company is in financial difficulties.
money
economic
Their country faces an economic crisis.
monetary
They tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
fiscal
The government tightened fiscal policy.
pecuniary
She denies obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of economic
Definition
of or relating to an economy or economics
Their country faces an economic crisis.
Synonyms
monetary,
financial,
material,
fiscal,
budgetary,
bread-and-butter (informal),
pecuniary
in the sense of fiscal
Definition
of or relating to government finances, esp. tax revenues