Main Entry: ¹bud·get

Pronunciation: \ˈbə-jət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English bowgette, from Middle French bougette, diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag; akin to Old English belg bag — more at belly

Date: 15th century

1 chiefly dialect : a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack; also : its contents
2 : stock, supply
3 : a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation; also : an account of gains and losses of such a quantity <the global carbon budget>
4 a : a statement of the financial position of an administration for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them b : a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures c : the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose

— bud·get·ary \ˈbə-jə-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē\ adjective