under budget
idiom
: involving less money than had been planned for
The project was completed on schedule and under budget.
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Shop the best sale finds here for a bedroom refresh that comes in under budget.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The seven-story, 2,240-space addition to the Flamingo parking garage is under budget and ahead of schedule.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
september 30, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
All told, the meal for four came in 27 cents under budget at $24.73, or just a little over $6 per person.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The reports show that general revenue collected by the transit agency fell $1.6 million short of expectations, or 5% under budget, meaning its cost increases were larger drivers of the shortfall.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The seven-story, 2,240-space addition to the Flamingo parking garage is under budget and ahead of schedule.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
september 30, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
All told, the meal for four came in 27 cents under budget at $24.73, or just a little over $6 per person.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The reports show that general revenue collected by the transit agency fell $1.6 million short of expectations, or 5% under budget, meaning its cost increases were larger drivers of the shortfall.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under budget
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“Under budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20budget. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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