Synonyms of budgeting

budgeting

verb

present participle of budget

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• designing
• preparing
• organizing
• arranging
• calculating
• plotting
• charting
• devising
• shaping
• outlining
• projecting
• choreographing
• mapping (out)
• drafting
• blueprinting
• framing
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• contemplating
• figuring
• sketching
• contriving
• intriguing
• intending
• conspiring
• aiming
• concerting
• getting up
• meaning
• having on
• machinating
• meditating
• putting up
• premeditating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of budgeting

Instead of budgeting for $1,800 in tissues, the school insists on agitating parents all summer over crap like this. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

District officials warned against budgeting money that had not yet been appropriated, while educators, their unions and other supporters argued that failing to do so would certainly trigger deeper cuts to classrooms already stretched thin. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That said, budgeting for many of the additional measures outlined in the plan remains unclear, according to Le Monde. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026

Some apps create too rigid of a budgeting system, but Wallet helps customers better understand their spending patterns by providing regular reports. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 26 July 2026

That approach can make budgeting more predictable and help agencies identify unused or underutilized licenses before committing to additional purchases. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026