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noun | verb | adjective budgetbudget1 /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ ●●○ S2 W1 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbudget1Origin: 1400-1500 Old French bougette small leather bag, from Latin bulga; from the idea of bringing your spending plan out of its bag ► defense/athletic/advertising etc. budget More cuts in the defense budget are expected. ► budget deficit The state has a $14 billion budget deficit (=a situation in which more money has been spent than is available). ► balance the budget Several governors have tried, and failed, to balance the budget (=make sure that they spend only the same amount of money as they receive). ► be over/under budget (=to have spent more or less money than the amount allowed in the budget) ► tight budget The couple have to work within a tight budget (=they do not have much money to spend). ► on a budget What can a family on a budget (=without much money to spend) do on their vacation? social studies, economics the money that is available to an organization or person, or the plan of how the money will be spent: the firm’s annual budgetdefense/athletic/advertising etc. budget More cuts in the defense budget are expected.budget of The organization has a budget of $35 million.budget for How much was the budget for the movie? The state has a $14 billion budget deficit (=a situation in which more money has been spent than is available). Several governors have tried, and failed, to balance the budget (=make sure that they spend only the same amount of money as they receive).be over/under budget (=to have spent more or less money than the amount allowed in the budget) The couple have to work within a tight budget (=they do not have much money to spend). What can a family on a budget (=without much money to spend) do on their vacation? [Origin: 1400–1500 Old French bougette small leather bag, from Latin bulga; from the idea of bringing your spending plan out of its bag] noun | verb | adjective budgetbudget2 ●●○ verb VERB TABLEbudget |
| Present | I, you, we, they | budget | | he, she, it | budgets | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | budgeted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have budgeted | | he, she, it | has budgeted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had budgeted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will budget | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have budgeted |
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| Present | I | am budgeting | | he, she, it | is budgeting | | you, we, they | are budgeting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was budgeting | | you, we, they | were budgeting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been budgeting | | he, she, it | has been budgeting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been budgeting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be budgeting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been budgeting |
noun | verb | adjective budgetbudget3 adjective [only before noun, no comparative] THESAURUSlow price► cheap not expensive, or lower in price than you expected: My flight to Reno was really cheap. I bought the cheapest computer I could find. ► inexpensive not expensive, but usually of good quality: The furniture is inexpensive, but it is well-made. ► affordable cheap enough for people to be able to buy: The city needs affordable housing. ► economical cheap when compared to other possibilities: It’s actually more economical if we stay four nights because of the discount. ► budget/economy budget or economy flights, airlines, hotels, etc. have very low prices: I got a budget flight to Washington for less than $100. ► a bargain (also a good/great deal) used to describe something that is worth more money than you paid for it: At this price, the car is a bargain. ► (a) good/great/excellent value worth at least the price you pay for it. Used especially in advertising: The burger special is a good value. ► low a low price, rent, or fee is not high: The rent is very low – only $500 a month. ► reasonable a reasonable price is not too high and seems fair: The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. ► competitive a competitive price is cheaper than or the same as prices for other similar things: The store’s prices on electronic goods are very competitive. ► bargain/discount a bargain or discount price is a special price that is lower than the usual price: They sell things at discount prices because of a deal they have with the supplier. ► low-cost a low-cost product or service is always sold at a lower price than similar things. You can also use low-cost about companies that sell these products or services: The state also provides low-cost health care for the unemployed. 1very low in price SYN cheap: a budget flight► see thesaurus at cheap12low-budget/big-budget used for saying whether a lot or only a little money was spent on doing something: low-budget movies |