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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of budgets
Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Vivian explained that competition was so fierce, and budgets managed so tightly, that no producer could afford to extend filming by even a day.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Expensive gas can blow a hole through family budgets already strained by inflation, housing and car payments, now averaging more than $600 a month in Florida.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Best for tighter budgets 74% of DreamCloud mattress customers would recommend this mattress.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
For those on tighter budgets, the upper deck will cost around $200, a seat in the 300s will cost around $300 or $400, a view in the 200s will cost upwards of $400, and a ticket in the 100s will cost around $1,800 to $5,500.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
These aren’t the state universities with huge research budgets and perks like Bama Rush and lazy river pools.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, anyone who received the new pension formula would receive it until their dying day — no matter its impact on budgets or services.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 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
New York currently budgets just $1 million to fund a guardianship hotline, and the legal arrangements receive little official oversight, with responsibility for people’s wellbeing spread among the courts, nonprofit organizations, private lawyers and companies.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Millions of Americans are turning to AI chatbots for help with their finances, asking about budgets, debt payoff plans, retirement strategies and investment options.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Vivian explained that competition was so fierce, and budgets managed so tightly, that no producer could afford to extend filming by even a day.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Expensive gas can blow a hole through family budgets already strained by inflation, housing and car payments, now averaging more than $600 a month in Florida.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Best for tighter budgets 74% of DreamCloud mattress customers would recommend this mattress.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
For those on tighter budgets, the upper deck will cost around $200, a seat in the 300s will cost around $300 or $400, a view in the 200s will cost upwards of $400, and a ticket in the 100s will cost around $1,800 to $5,500.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
These aren’t the state universities with huge research budgets and perks like Bama Rush and lazy river pools.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, anyone who received the new pension formula would receive it until their dying day — no matter its impact on budgets or services.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
The city budgets $250,000 each year for rebates.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 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
New York currently budgets just $1 million to fund a guardianship hotline, and the legal arrangements receive little official oversight, with responsibility for people’s wellbeing spread among the courts, nonprofit organizations, private lawyers and companies.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgets
Noun
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The federal voucher program, known in government language as Section 8, already had been seriously short of funds, with thousands of people on a yearslong waiting list to receive aid.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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All this in an environment where politicians like Jeff Bridges (running for state treasurer who lives in the Cherry Creek school district) whine and snivel about his associates in the teachers’ union not having the funds to effectively teach our kids.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Students in the class this semester are redesigning the AI agent to smooth out some kinks, and Ipeirotis plans to use it in all his future classes.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carriers have also been pulling back on their capacity growth plans to cut costs, which can drive up airfare when fewer seats are for sale.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Your loan processor must track the paper trail of any large deposits, say more than a paycheck.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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After completing the deal, First Citizens’ first goal was to get bankers working with their clients in a bid to stabilize the loss of deposits, rather than worry about integration, Cadieux said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Weapons expended or deployed in one region are often drawn from the same inventories intended for another.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Before the war, the country had been powered by rising industrial orders, dropping inventories, and improving sentiment, thanks mainly to fiscal spending on defense and infrastructure.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even in the more modern setting, the dainty designs on the plastic tubes and metal tins convey the history of the product within.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lara Hermanson co-owns Farmscape, which designs, installs, and maintains crop and native plant gardens in California.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is about the leap toward specificity, to diving below the surface of the most broadly appealing, easy-to-synthesize dishes — the ones, from any nation’s cuisine, that rarely make their way into restaurant repertoires.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Most Southerners have a memory of making these classic cookies that were likely first introduced into our repertoires in the 1950s.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Robert Pattinson also enters the franchise as the villain Scytale, who plots to end Paul's rule over the universe.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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This line plots the current price back 26 periods in time.—
Karl Montevirgen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Budgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgets. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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