1
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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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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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
For your first vacation as a couple, be sure to set a budget and make the trip a short one.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Instead, the boys have to run a coffee truck together, budget their groceries and meals, and, along the way, find friendship, or, possibly, the love of their lives.
—Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
When Norway increased its wealth tax to slightly more than one per cent in 2022, for example, dozens of ultra-wealthy Norwegians fled the country, depriving the state budget of the equivalent of some fifty billion dollars.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
For your first vacation as a couple, be sure to set a budget and make the trip a short one.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Last month it was revealed that the mid-budget Western movie would continue with its production.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Verb
Users can budget, plan and book all activities for a dinner party, group trip, birthday or bachelorette party.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Instead, the boys have to run a coffee truck together, budget their groceries and meals, and, along the way, find friendship, or, possibly, the love of their lives.
—Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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