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
Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Employees deeply value healthcare and retirement benefits, but their costs to companies and employees continued to increase in 2025 and are not captured in salary increase budgets.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Even without cuts, school costs are going up and putting pressure on district budgets.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
The most obvious upheaval was Washington’s shuttering of USAID, the impact of which has been compounded by other Western countries slashing their own development budgets.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Most agencies are expected to see flat budgets, with possible exceptions for health care and education.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 30 Jan. 2026
Clark said that town officials may need to increase that amount in future budgets because of the addition of new subdivisions.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The rising costs of food and overhead trickle down to the menu, making dining out a trickier enterprise, especially at a time when home budgets are shrinking.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
With budgets, the devil — or at least the cuts — may well be in the details.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
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
Amazon is spending heavily on marketing — even as the company shed 16,000 workers just days before the film’s release — possibly because Prime Video exec Mike Hopkins, the guy who ultimately decides marketing budgets for the streamer’s films, is known to lean conservative.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Employees deeply value healthcare and retirement benefits, but their costs to companies and employees continued to increase in 2025 and are not captured in salary increase budgets.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Even without cuts, school costs are going up and putting pressure on district budgets.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
The most obvious upheaval was Washington’s shuttering of USAID, the impact of which has been compounded by other Western countries slashing their own development budgets.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Most agencies are expected to see flat budgets, with possible exceptions for health care and education.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 30 Jan. 2026
Clark said that town officials may need to increase that amount in future budgets because of the addition of new subdivisions.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The rising costs of food and overhead trickle down to the menu, making dining out a trickier enterprise, especially at a time when home budgets are shrinking.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
With budgets, the devil — or at least the cuts — may well be in the details.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
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The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Automatic payments were issued within 90 days of the court order, with most eligible customers receiving funds by late December 2025.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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National Guard troops were delivering supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to the earnings report, the company plans to start producing Optimus before the end of 2026.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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This spring, the coffee chain plans to launch a premium, sugar-free version of its chai, Lieberman said during the investor presentation.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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During future fly-bys of Io, Juno will survey the moon’s surface looking for new lava flows and ash deposits resulting from this spectacular volcanic eruption.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Every sector in the construction industry has different standards for deposits and invoicing.—
Danielle Higley,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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All 850 pairs of active inventories were stored at the facility.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Global defense stocks have soared in recent weeks, with nations racing to boost arms inventories as geopolitical tensions rise.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The ‘emotion’ pillar reflects a fundamental shift in how Harding+ designs and delivers retail.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rottet also designs furniture pieces and presented upscale designs for Italian furniture maker Turri and Belgian firm Atelier Vierkant in 2025 in Milan.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Families or groups tend to go out for kebabs, and the standard repertoires available at these restaurants appeal broadly by design.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of it comes from being different ages, playing different instruments and different repertoires.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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For cyclists, the Coastal Bike Trail plots out a route to see the city and the harbor on two wheels.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The teacher then plots revenge by secretly staging the most wildly inappropriate musical imaginable to sabotage the principal’s bid for academic glory.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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