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 This phase is frequently under-budgeted or skipped altogether, despite being one of the most important stages of development. — Denys Kliuch, Forbes.com, 25 June 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, 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 Operating expenses are budgeted to cost $95 million in 2026. — Dylan Lysen june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
  1. planned
  2. prepared
  3. designed
  4. organized
Verb
  • Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
    — Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Two marquee buildings, including the high-rise, were designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, best known as the lead designer of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • Since Calleja’s near-fatal fall, over $42,000 ($61,000 AUD) has been donated to a fundraiser organized by his football club to help cover medical expenses.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of organized

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