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 Brand deals started acting like media deals Creator-brand partnerships stopped being pitched as a cheaper alternative to a TV buy this year and started being budgeted like one. — Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Maddock said the state should see a $2 million increase to the school aid budget and cuts to what Republicans call phantom jobs or phantom employees, positions that are budgeted for but have remained unfilled. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The film, budgeted at $5 million according to Page Six, marks Majors’ return to the screen after a domestic violence incident swiftly led to his ouster from Hollywood and he was unceremoniously dropped from multiple major projects just as his profile was hitting a new peak. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 The film, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Michael Sarnoski, was modestly budgeted at $20 million. — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 22 June 2026 The film, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Michael Sarnoski, was modestly budgeted at $20 million. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 The almost $400 million that Culver City has budgeted in total for its fiscal 2026-27 budget for local needs and long term investments covers many things. — Judith Martin-Straw, Variety, 17 June 2026 The state has also budgeted $120 million for other related costs, including construction and security costs, such as building a pedestrian bridge for fans near MetLife Stadium. — Tom Huddleston Jr. juhohn Lee, CNBC, 12 June 2026 Operating expenses are budgeted to cost $95 million in 2026. — Dylan Lysen june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
  1. planned
  2. prepared
  3. designed
  4. organized
Verb
  • In another discrepancy, Crump said that a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • On Friday, during a press conference discussing the latest on Wells’ suspicious death, attorney Ben Crump announced that Tyler Perry had agreed to pay the family’s funeral costs, while Colin Kaepernick planned to pay for an independent autopsy.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Residents in these areas are encouraged to be prepared in case an evacuation is issued.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Before opening her store, Altshuler had prepared three hundred and sixty jars of pickles to sell, and eventually started giving them away to people who donated books.
    — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • These are semiconductors designed to run large AI models in a quick and cost-efficient manner, which has become a particular focus for the industry as more complex AI agents are deployed.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • The demonstration is designed to verify engineering assumptions before construction of the company’s first nuclear demonstration well, reducing technical risk ahead of commercial deployment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Former Baltimore Ravens cornerback Kyle Arrington, who is now a community activist in Maryland, spent nearly two decades with every hour of his day organized around football.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of organized

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