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

East Dundee is budgeting $8,000 for the removal of deer dying on private and public property from a disease spread through insects. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Home equity loans have fixed interest rates that make budgeting precise and reliable. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Get back on track with a budgeting app What other credit card debt payoff options exist? — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

For decades, these rules have shaped everything from renter budgeting decisions to landlord leasing practices. — Nathan Miller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Best for hands-off budgeting in retirement As many retirees balance multiple streams of income and new expenses, budgeting can get complicated quickly. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Parents who once spent an hour in a Target aisle are budgeting like accountants. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Results and forecasts from retail giants Target and Walmart could provide more insight into how households are budgeting and spending. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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