Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of budgeting Sign up here for budgeting tips, meal planning and more. —

Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026 Already budgeting time for the elliptical or the free weights area ahead of your next gym visit? —

Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 Need help budgeting for groceries? —

Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 May 2026 That’s particularly important, Hopkinson said, because the county has been budgeting the use of reserves to pay for expenses in its budgets for years now. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 The pair is also budgeting another $10,000 to tackle the kitchen and bathroom in the near future. —

Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026 Despite the budget holding steady in the current fiscal year, funding rates for grant proposals have decreased because of a budgeting strategy implemented by the White House. —

Anil Oza, STAT, 21 May 2026 However, Origin may not be the best fit for beginners or users who simply want a low-cost budgeting app. —

Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 20 May 2026 The county is also budgeting a modest $3 million to modernize the Vista jail. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

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Real estate developers are already cautiously planning to take advantage of the eased regulations and plan to announce new projects after the law goes into effect.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
What to know about Artemis Under NASA's Artemis campaign, the space agency is planning to put astronauts on the surface of the moon for the first time since the Apollo era ended in 1972.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 June 2026