Budget
WordNet
noun
(1) A summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
"The president submitted the annual budget to Congress"
(2) A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
"The laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"
verb
(3) Make a budget
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Etymology
Recorded since 1432 as , , , from , the diminutive of (also the root of ), itself from , of Gaulish origin (Celtic, cf. Old Irish , Breton ), a common root with the Germanic family (cfr. Dutch ), from the .
Noun
- The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.
- An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
Adjective
- Of or relating to a budget.
- Appropriate to a restricted budget.
- We flew on a budget airline.
Verb
- To construct or draw up a budget.
- Budgetting is even harder in times of recession
- To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
- The PM’s pet projects are budgetted rather generously
- To plan for the use of in a budget.
- The prestige building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening