budgeted

verb

past tense of budget
as in planned
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 budgeted For software, cost per user can be calculated accurately and budgeted for on an annual basis. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Perhaps out of respect for the author, Murphy tinkered only slightly with Ellis’ words, saving his bigger changes for later episodes (budgeted at FX at around $8 million each). — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 Mayor James Butts said that the city has budgeted $125 million for the property, and to help the more than 20 small businesses in the area relocate. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 It was initially budgeted at $500,000 using unencumbered funds from the city’s Solid Waste Capital Fund. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 This year, Burke said the district expects a decline of about 2,900 students, a loss for which the district has planned and budgeted. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 The candidates are running in the August 18 election for a four-year, nonpartisan post, budgeted to pay $135,000 a year in fiscal year 2026-27. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Arkansas, where the CLT was approved in 2025, budgeted $12 million to administer the exam in the state’s high schools over the next four years. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Was the fuel on Infantino’s jet more expensive than budgeted because of what’s going on in the Straits of Hormuz? — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
  1. planned
  2. prepared
  3. designed
  4. organized
Verb
  • The decisive stage is planned for early 2027, when an Army unit will conduct an Operational Assessment.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Additional infrastructure planned includes a new Vertical Integration Facility for the 9×4 vehicle and a Payload Processing Facility.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • As the plane circled and prepared to return to the airport and emergency crews assembled, operations workers found the remains of the birds on the runway.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Senate confirmed Blanche early Saturday morning following a marathon overnight session as senators prepared to depart for their August recess.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Project has transformed tragedy into opportunity and remembrance into action, creating programs and initiatives designed to empower young people, strengthen communities, and open doors that too often remain closed.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.
    — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of organized

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