Synonyms of budget

budget 1 of 3

noun

ˈbə-jət 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• deposit
• savings
• pool
• account
• nest egg
• kitty
• collection
• assets
• reserve
• chest
• savings account
• pocketbook
• bankroll
• cushion
• treasure
• hoard
• petty cash
• coffer(s)
• spending money
• pin money
• cache
• pocket money

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supply
• inventory
• repertoire
• pool
• fund
• stock
• reservoir
• resource
• force
• source
• reserve
• replacement
• purse
• renewal
• cache
• hoard
• stockpile
• spring
• pot
• mine
• well
• fountain
• nest egg
• kitty
• refill
• wellspring

budget

2 of 3

adjective

as in reasonable

costing little

a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasonable
• cheap
• affordable
• inexpensive
• low
• low-end
• popular
• chintzy
• cheapie
• bargain-basement
• cut-price
• dirt cheap
• cut-rate
• cheapo
• discount
• dime-store
• reduced
• moderate
• discounted
• wholesale
• lowered
• el cheapo
• worthless
• cheapish
• fire-sale
• valueless
• ultracheap
• supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expensive
• costly
• high
• pricey
• premium
• valuable
• precious
• deluxe
• dear
• inflated
• spendy
• extravagant
• prohibitive
• increased
• exorbitant
• unreasonable
• high-ticket
• steep
• stiff
• priceless
• invaluable
• overpriced
• luxurious
• prohibitory
• superexpensive
• ultraexpensive

budget

3 of 3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plan
• design
• prepare
• organize
• project
• plot
• arrange
• calculate
• blueprint
• chart
• shape
• outline
• devise
• scheme (out)
• map (out)
• draft
• choreograph
• frame
• lay out
• strategize (about)
• concert
• figure
• contemplate
• intend
• sketch
• aim
• have on
• conspire
• contrive
• get up
• mean
• intrigue
• machinate
• put up
• meditate
• premeditate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of budget

Noun

Funding for the project is included in the city’s operating and maintenance budget under community enhancement funds, according to the staff report. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The state budget, passed in July, threatened to make any local jurisdiction who voted to kill the project repay the North Carolina Department of Transportation for around $69 million the agency already spent on planning. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Adjective

What’s Next Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy gives his annual pre-budget speech at the Empire Club of Canada on March 10. — Christine Dobby, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026

The city is allowed to re-budget unspent funding from previous years for eligible projects. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026

Verb

The memo cites a decline in international enrollment as a cause for lower-than-budgeted projections for this academic year. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Home equity loans have fixed interest rates that make budgeting precise and reliable. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026