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
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Recent Examples of budgeting
Maybe that looks like budgeting with grace, paying yourself first, or simply believing you’re allowed to receive without overexplaining.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
On their already tight $45,000 joint annual income, budgeting for themselves and their five children will become that much harder.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Every budgeting article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The program offers credit-earning courses taught by professors and covers everything from budgeting and saving to more advanced topics like investing and managing NIL income.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Although the board sent government staff back to the drawing board throughout the budgeting season to find additional cost savings opportunities for residents, Garner said the budgets proposed and approved still didn’t have enough.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
In these homes, the conflict between budgeting and feeding kids well creates huge psychological stress for parents, which can lead to anxiety and depression, fueling the vicious cycle of stress and unhealthy eating, Beresin said.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Plus-size travelers are encouraged to plan and research seat dimensions, potentially budgeting for an extra seat.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bottom Line Ramsey’s debt snowball helps individuals build momentum, while Cruze’s budgeting advice ensures every dollar has a purpose.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
On their already tight $45,000 joint annual income, budgeting for themselves and their five children will become that much harder.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Every budgeting article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The program offers credit-earning courses taught by professors and covers everything from budgeting and saving to more advanced topics like investing and managing NIL income.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Although the board sent government staff back to the drawing board throughout the budgeting season to find additional cost savings opportunities for residents, Garner said the budgets proposed and approved still didn’t have enough.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
In these homes, the conflict between budgeting and feeding kids well creates huge psychological stress for parents, which can lead to anxiety and depression, fueling the vicious cycle of stress and unhealthy eating, Beresin said.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Plus-size travelers are encouraged to plan and research seat dimensions, potentially budgeting for an extra seat.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bottom Line Ramsey’s debt snowball helps individuals build momentum, while Cruze’s budgeting advice ensures every dollar has a purpose.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeting
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Andrew Burnstine, an associate professor at Lynn University in Florida, told WalletHub the key to saving is planning meals, shopping with a list, comparing unit prices, choosing store brands and setting a firm grocery budget.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The percentage of corporate directors who said their boards were planning to add gender diversity fell to 9% from 21% in 2024.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Using fractional diffusion theory, the research deepens understanding of transient charging behaviors in complex materials, which is key to designing high-performance components used for advanced engineering electrochemical systems in general.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when there were not enough ventilators for the patients who needed them, a team at NASA JPL was charged with designing a ventilator that could be rapidly produced without taking parts away from the critical medical supply chain.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Spirit Halloween employees start preparing to launch stores in the summer, said Marisa Simonson, a spokesperson for the company, in an email.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ivorians are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Saturday amid rising tensions over the exclusion of opposition candidates and a government crackdown on dissent that has led to the arrest of more than 200 protesters this month.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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This powerful synergy enhances detection, tracking, classification, and identification while also enabling autonomous drone swarm operations, including self-organizing collaboration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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