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noun

ˈbə-jət How to pronounce budget (audio)
Definition of budgetnext
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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose we've spent a little more than our budget this year

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2
as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time the tour group had a whole budget of complaints

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budget

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adjective

as in reasonable
costing little a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes

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budget

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verb

as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy

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Recent Examples of budget
Noun
Kuna Rural Fire District, which is an independent taxing district separate from the city of Kuna, operates with a budget of less than $6 million. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026 For many Americans, an auto loan is a sizable chunk of their monthly budget. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Adjective
The city is allowed to re-budget unspent funding from previous years for eligible projects. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026 There is a lack of theatrical content, particularly films that are in the mid-budget range — $15 million to $90 million. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
That can make summer travel harder to budget with confidence. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Maddock said the state should see a $2 million increase to the school aid budget and cuts to what Republicans call phantom jobs or phantom employees, positions that are budgeted for but have remained unfilled. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for budget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budget
  1. fund
  2. supply
  3. reasonable
  4. plan
  5. deposit
  6. inventory
  7. cheap
  8. design
Noun
  • This concentration of capital in AI leaves smaller, middle-of-the-road venture funds without large AI holdings struggling to return capital to their investors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In all, the foundation, backed by multi-billionaires Henry and Susan Samueli, said the two funds will give about $15 million to 89 nonprofits.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when commercial ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas supply transited the waterway without fees.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The facility’s hot water supply was measured below proper hot water supply.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of supply
Adjective
  • Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of reasonable
Verb
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce at a June NATO meeting even steeper cuts that could add up to the one-third reduction Trump raised, according to two sources.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Defense attorneys argued during the trial that the defendants planned a peaceful protest and noise demonstration with fireworks to show support for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Truist and Prosperity Bancshares to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgrades Prosperity and Truist citing deposit competition.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The federal government will provide a $1,000 seed deposit for eligible children born between 2025 and 2028 to help encourage long-term savings and investing.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Buyers are starting to get more leverage in the market, as inventory increases and homes sit for longer.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • That means maintaining an AI inventory, assigning ownership, setting review intervals, monitoring safety and equity metrics and deciding what requires legal, compliance, clinical or patient-safety review.
    — Dr. Alena Fuchs, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of inventory
Adjective
  • But the breaking point came when his wife refused to let their young children near any of his half-century-old vehicles, which lacked air bags and the safety features standard in even the cheapest modern cars.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • As launch gets cheaper and hardware more standardized, companies can reach into space without having to master or even own the hardware.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of cheap
Verb
  • Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • The new educational panels were designed to replace ones put up in 2010 that told the story of how nine slaves lived in the home along with George and Martha Washington in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
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“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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