Synonyms of budgets

budgets 1 of 2

noun

plural of budget

1

as in funds

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose

we've spent a little more than our budget this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funds
• deposits
• savings
• accounts
• pools
• collections
• nest eggs
• kitties
• assets
• coffers
• savings accounts
• chests
• reserves
• pocketbooks
• bankrolls
• cushions
• treasures
• hoards
• pin money
• caches
• spending moneys
• pocket moneys
• petty cashes

2

as in supplies

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

the tour group had a whole budget of complaints

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supplies
• inventories
• funds
• repertoires
• pools
• reservoirs
• stocks
• resources
• forces
• sources
• reserves
• stockpiles
• hoards
• replacements
• purses
• renewals
• caches
• fountains
• mines
• refills
• wells
• springs
• pots
• nest eggs
• kitties
• wellsprings

budgets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of budget

as in plans

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

• plans
• designs
• plots
• prepares
• projects
• charts
• organizes
• arranges
• shapes
• maps (out)
• schemes (out)
• calculates
• outlines
• devises
• blueprints
• choreographs
• drafts
• frames
• lays out
• strategizes (about)
• concerts
• figures
• intrigues
• sketches
• contemplates
• conspires
• aims
• intends
• contrives
• has on
• machinates
• means
• gets up
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of budgets

Noun

None of this requires charisma, unlimited budgets, or rare talent. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

This lack of choice pushed some buyers toward used cars to better fit their budgets. — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Those funding buckets are called general funds, and county budgets do detail how much each department receives from those funds. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

While affluent shoppers continue to snap up Ralph Lauren linen shorts and prestige beauty products, lower-income consumers are stretching budgets at Taco Bell and Ross Stores, pairing value meals and discount apparel with essential purchases. — Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Families feel healthcare costs through premiums, deductibles and prescriptions; employers see them in compensation budgets; government sees them in Medicare and Medicaid spending. — Eugene Litvak, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Universities do need to examine their budgets, and professors should not be exempt from scrutiny. — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Rising housing costs, groceries, utilities, insurance premiums, and prescription drug expenses continue to strain household budgets. — Drema Hymon, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association budgets more than $13,000 every year just for watering, according to Tanya Wilson, the neighborhood association’s immediate past president. — Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

The report said the city council budgets $500,000 a year for investigations, and in a typical year, $200,000-$300,000 is used. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 26 June 2026

The city budgets $250,000 each year for rebates. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

With corporate sustainability targets off pace, budgets tight and near‑term hiring often untenable, increasing the bandwidth of existing teams is critical. — William Crane, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

The Elections Department typically budgets $300,000 per year for such efforts. — Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026

The United States, which leads the ranking, budgets almost $900 billion for its military. — Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025

Shotts, who shares her grocery savings tips on a video blog called VloggswithBecks, budgets $120 in groceries for two weeks for herself and her husband. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025

The city budgets annually for legal purposes and is also taking cost-saving measures this year to help cover the full cost of the payment, according to a spokesperson for the mayor. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025