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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
Nolan is not the only filmmaker to leverage IMAX’s growing popularity to secure larger budgets from studios, and to pursue more ambitious productions. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 Sure, who wouldn’t want a horror movie that grossed $440 million worldwide on a $750,000 budget, but the thing worth replicating is Curry Barker, a talented filmmaker who proved his audience by building in public. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 July 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
Knowing this ahead of time can help people budget for end-of-life doula care or find doulas who offer services on a sliding scale. — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 Almost no one can afford to take a sabbatical immediately, but make a plan for five to seven years from now and begin to budget and strategize to make the logistics work. — Dj Didonna, Time, 13 July 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
  • Schmitz had also proposed a microzoning project in La Guaira in 2018, but couldn’t get the funds to do it.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • After the triumph of Spain’s golden generation, Perez and Madrid spent significant funds on the most promising prospects in Spanish football.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies.
    — Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Normally, more than 20% of the world’s energy supplies would transit that critical waterway to reach the global market.
    — Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of supply
Adjective
  • Judging by the latest Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, that seems a reasonable assumption.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • The political statements made in Nolan’s version are the same ones made in Homer’s poem, or at the very least a reasonable interpretation of the anti-war sentiments therein.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reasonable
Verb
  • After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Engineers plan to build a complete digital twin of the factory before construction begins.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Jadar deposit in western Serbia, for instance, ranks among the most significant in the world, estimated to be capable of meeting as much as 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • The new office space alone is expected to be the largest addition to the city’s inventory in 43 years, said city economic development manager Michael Hennig in a June 2025 City Council work session.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Condo prices slipped slightly as inventory remains elevated following new state safety requirements after the Surfside collapse.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of inventory
Adjective
  • The new buildings also provided cheaper housing options for Caracas workers who couldn’t afford to live in the city.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Definition of cheap
Verb
  • The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued a statement Friday afternoon defending its use of a state database, which is designed for criminal investigations, to look into activists who publicly criticized the agency’s policies.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The two-year program is designed for students who already hold an associate degree in a qualifying field and aims to address the region’s teacher shortage.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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