balance a/the budget
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: to have enough money to provide the amount to be spent
The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget.
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The city had issued 6,133 daylighting citations through the end of May, prompting the city’s independent budget analyst to estimate the fines could help balance the budget during the new fiscal year by generating $850,000.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Across the street from the Gold Dome, budget writers from both parties trimmed, hacked, massaged and pushed off payments to balance a budget that started $1.2 billion out of whack.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Much of Trump’s agenda rests in the hands of Congress, which starts debating the finer points of a reconciliation bill Tuesday that will fund everything from tax cuts to defense while cutting costs in other programs to balance the budget.
—The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
To balance the budget, district officials could be forced to make millions of spending reductions.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Across the street from the Gold Dome, budget writers from both parties trimmed, hacked, massaged and pushed off payments to balance a budget that started $1.2 billion out of whack.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Much of Trump’s agenda rests in the hands of Congress, which starts debating the finer points of a reconciliation bill Tuesday that will fund everything from tax cuts to defense while cutting costs in other programs to balance the budget.
—The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
To balance the budget, district officials could be forced to make millions of spending reductions.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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“Balance a/the budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20a%2Fthe%20budget. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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