Thesaurus results for BUDGETED

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 Keith Norton, chief strategic planning officer for the state Department of Education, said at the state Board of Education meeting Wednesday that the district hired staff at higher salaries than was budgeted and that vacancy levels were below budget estimates. —

Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026 The project was budgeted in the mid-$30 million range and shot in Australia to keep costs low, paving the way for a theatrical release. —

Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026 The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to Herald requests for salary information for Rome and how much his office was budgeted at for this fiscal year. —

Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026 Atlanta Police has budgeted $24 million in overtime pay, and Atlanta Fire and Rescue has budgeted $18 million. —

Emily McLeod, CBS News, 26 May 2026 That overall figure includes about $6 million that was budgeted for amenities, such as the pool and lobby sections of the towers. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Fort Worth budgeted roughly $40 million for the fiscal year maintain the city’s streets, according to a city budget report shared with the Star-Telegram. —

Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 The film opened in nearly 3,000 theaters worldwide in late January and the box office ultimately topped $50 million, which is an impressive return for a project that reportedly was budgeted around $4 million. —

Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Apparently being budgeted in the $70M range, the buzzy project has attracted Matthew McConaughey, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler and has been flirted with by studios over the years. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026

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Hotels are also planned by the investors in surrounding areas in the Vjosa-Narta protected zone, which environmentalists say is rich with wildlife, including flamingo habitats.

— Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 June 2026
The six-time NASCAR Cup Series champion owner had planned to have Kyle Busch by his side on the Saturday before the Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026