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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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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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as in reasonable
costing little
a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes
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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
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Consumers have seemingly embraced this ethos and are taking their paint budget outside.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
The mega-budget film is earning strong audience exits, including an A CinemaScore, in line with the two previous films — despite its running time of more than three and a quarter hours.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
To pay for these raises, the district was buoyed by pandemic relief aid and, also, never hired many of the employees budgeted under this aid.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The city of Fort Worth may sell its remaining renewable energy credits to chip away at a budget shortfall to fix its old city hall building.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Consumers have seemingly embraced this ethos and are taking their paint budget outside.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Following the speech, House Speaker Todd Huston told reporters that this could be accomplished without opening the budget this year, as lawmakers are wont not to do in a non-budget year.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
The mega-budget film is earning strong audience exits, including an A CinemaScore, in line with the two previous films — despite its running time of more than three and a quarter hours.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
Hyperscalers have already earmarked nearly $700 billion to bolster their AI pushes in 2026, more than was budgeted in 2025.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
To pay for these raises, the district was buoyed by pandemic relief aid and, also, never hired many of the employees budgeted under this aid.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budget
Noun
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Under House rules, these members are prohibited from using campaign funds to cover these costs.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In addition to funds from Missouri’s incentives package, Kansas City’s plan also allows City Manager Mario Vasquez to apply for up to $50 million in state tax credits from the Missouri Development Finance Board.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tehran has been using its partial control of the Strait of Hormuz to negotiate safe-passage deals with several countries reliant on energy flows through the strategic waterway and continuing oil supplies to its major buyer, China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Between 12 and 15 million barrels per day were removed from global markets — the largest oil supply shock on record.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The union also wants to ensure that workers have a reasonable amount of overtime, mandatory overtime and on-call hours, Beck said.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its reasonable prices combined with the speedy, mobile-friendly claims process make this brand an excellent option for many travelers.—
Liz Knueven,Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The people who plan years in advance, who spend great fortunes, and for what?—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ladeana says her family plans to organize another big search for Josh at the end of May, around his 39th birthday.—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil and gas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The state would make an annual deposit in the fund beginning at $60 million and increasing by 2% each year under Kelly’s proposal.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even as politicians nationwide promise to build more homes to lower prices, inventory hasn’t yet matched those promises, and home prices remain elevated.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Either way, concerns about empty seats may be overblown since the fourth and final phase of ticket sales didn’t begin until April 1 and tournament organizers are confident demand will match inventory.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine has developed expertise to destroy them through electronic jamming as well as using small, cheap interceptor drones to blow up the Shahed drones.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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View gallery - 6 images After Polish architecture firm KWK Promes won a competition in 2016 to design a luxury single-family home in suburban Vilnius, Lithuania, a law slashed the allowable building footprint in half.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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But Kardashian and Barker’s wedding is better known for its apparent Dolce & Gabbana brand integration—the fashion house designed the bride’s wedding looks and the seaside villa where the couple exchanged their vows was owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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