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budget

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of budget

costing little

  • a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes
Synonyms of budget

affordable, bargain-basement, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, chintzy, cut-price [chiefly British], cut-rate, dime-store, dirt cheap, el cheapo, inexpensive, low, low-end, popular, reasonable
Words Related to budget

cheapish, moderate

discount, discounted, fire-sale, lowered, reduced

wholesale

valueless, worthless

supercheap, ultracheap
Near Antonyms of budget

increased, inflated

exorbitant, extravagant, overpriced, prohibitive, prohibitory, steep, stiff, superexpensive, ultraexpensive, unreasonable

invaluable, priceless

luxurious
Antonyms of budget

costly, dear, deluxe, expensive, high, high-ticket, precious, premium, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], valuable

budget

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of budget

1 a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose

  • we've spent a little more than our budget this year
Synonyms of budget

account, deposit, fund, kitty, nest egg, pool
Words Related to budget

chest, coffer(s)

assets, savings, savings account

bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

2 the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

  • the tour group had a whole budget of complaints
Synonyms of budget

force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock, supply
Words Related to budget

reserve, resource

cache, hoard, stockpile

refill, renewal, replacement

kitty, nest egg, pot, purse

fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring

budget

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of budget

to work out the details of (something) in advance

  • the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
Synonyms of budget

arrange, blueprint, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), organize, plan, prepare, project, scheme (out), shape, strategize (about)
Words Related to budget

conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, plot, put up

concert, get up

draft, outline, sketch

aim, figure, have on, intend, mean

contemplate, meditate, premeditate

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