budget

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
• SAMPA: /"bVdZ.It/

Noun

Singular budget

Plural budgets

1. (countable) A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.

   Our budget for a new car is $10,000.

2. (countable) A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.

   The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.

   A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.

3. (countable) If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.
4. (usually before the noun) A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.
5. (usually before the noun) A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.

Synonyms

• (limit) limit
• (plan) plan

Verb

Plain form budget

Third-person singular budgets

Past tense budgeted

Past participle budgeted

Present participle budgeting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.

   It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.

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