budgeted

past tense of budget

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of budgeted 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 The revenue question Under the prior administration, Hialeah budgeted a $13 million general fund transfer to the water and sewer fund for fiscal 2026. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Each position is budgeted for 500 hours per year, or up to $15,370 annually. Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026 Newcastle budgeted for seventh place last season and the revenue drop-off caused from going from the Champions League to no European competition contributed to the need to bring in big money from player sales. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In its 2026-27 budget, which began July 1, RT still has $62 million budgeted for projects involving zero-emission buses, fueling infrastructure and workforce development. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 To the understanding of the mayor’s office, there has never been overtime budgeted specifically for the mayor’s security detail, according to Duong. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2026 The project had been budgeted at two hundred million dollars. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The Public Works Department in Santa Fe, New Mexico, budgeted nearly $1 million for contract security at various facilities in its current fiscal year. Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
Verb
  • The tribute and the timing — Bell is in pre-production for Free Fall, a thriller planned as her feature debut as a director — felt perfect.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Alabama originally planned to execute Lee on June 11 using nitrogen gas, a relatively new execution method the state tested for the first time in early 2024.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Part of our responsibility as leaders of the club is to be prepared.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ergonomics was about chairs that were built for people, rather than chairs designed to fit efficiently into an office or be simple to stack and move.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • By adding a measurable voltage reference, eCOphite is designed to give battery management systems another signal to work with.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many of them traveled to Orlando for a workout-and-hang Hurts organized over the summer.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Kids of mixed ages organized their own games and made up their own rules, while adults stayed mostly on the sidelines or stayed away entirely.
    Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Budgeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgeted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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