budgeted

past tense of budget

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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
  • Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle.
    Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the average price for a Lakers ticket could rise from $217 to $361 within the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents prepared for potential investors.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 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
  • But up- and downriver outside the park, much of the land is owned by private landowners, many of whom have organized against the government’s efforts.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The show is overseen by MAM artistic director Shai Baitel, who has also organized exhibitions of Marina Abramović, Bob Dylan, Zaha Hadid, and David Hockney.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Budgeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgeted. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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