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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
Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
This year’s White House document is intended to provide a road map from the president to Congress as lawmakers build their own budgets and annual appropriations bills to keep the government funded.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
This year's White House document is intended to provide a roadmap from the president to Congress as lawmakers build their own budgets and annual appropriations bills to keep the government funded.
—Lisa Mascaro, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Right now, Silicon Valley cities clamor for commercial development because their budgets depend on it.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Luscious Venus in your 5th House of Originality squares Pluto in your 2nd House of Resources, so projects and budgets will potentially tug your soul in opposing directions.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
As budgets and headcounts continue to get slashed, the culling is coming from the bottom, leaving assistants to support not just one, but sometimes two or three bosses.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Pressure on household budgets from higher energy prices could threaten to derail consumer spending, Goolsbee told CBS News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau said then that was working on a cost estimate and feasibility report to present to Congress following a site assessment with the National Park Service and work by engineers and planners on potential budgets and models.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 3 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
School budgets But what a cap on property tax increases could mean for area schools and other taxing districts that rely more heavily on property taxes is less clear.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
This year’s White House document is intended to provide a road map from the president to Congress as lawmakers build their own budgets and annual appropriations bills to keep the government funded.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
This year's White House document is intended to provide a roadmap from the president to Congress as lawmakers build their own budgets and annual appropriations bills to keep the government funded.
—Lisa Mascaro, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Right now, Silicon Valley cities clamor for commercial development because their budgets depend on it.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Luscious Venus in your 5th House of Originality squares Pluto in your 2nd House of Resources, so projects and budgets will potentially tug your soul in opposing directions.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
As budgets and headcounts continue to get slashed, the culling is coming from the bottom, leaving assistants to support not just one, but sometimes two or three bosses.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Pressure on household budgets from higher energy prices could threaten to derail consumer spending, Goolsbee told CBS News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau said then that was working on a cost estimate and feasibility report to present to Congress following a site assessment with the National Park Service and work by engineers and planners on potential budgets and models.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 3 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 program is projected to run short of funds by 2032.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Add the loss of the Bruins’ leading scorer and rebounder, Tyler Bilodeau, to injury and Cronin was fit to be tied by both lack of funds and the injury bug.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More than 200 auction items donated by foundation members, local businesses and artists include antiques, artwork, garden supplies and experiences, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Iran war hasn’t yet taken on the coloration of an economic threat, although that bulks large on the horizon if the disruption of oil supplies created by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz continues or tightens or the Middle East energy infrastructure sustains more damage.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The forthcoming scorecards are just one way the group plans to track the public-lands voting records of Wyoming lawmakers.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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If dinner plans conflict with deadlines, propose takeout and a raincheck tonight.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Others demand inflated rents and deposits that few can afford.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Suite deposits for the playoff games are also currently open through the team.—
Raul Trey Lopez,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oil stored on tankers will draw down quickly and onshore inventories could fall to multiyear lows as early as August, TD Securities’ McKay said.—
Spencer Kimball,Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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This integration reduces reliance on finite missile inventories.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Let the graceful creatures live amongst hearts, sparkles, and whatever other designs your heart desires.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Landscape designs withstand for days, weeks, sometimes for many years and then the plants die or dry or are overridden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Alexandre Dumas’s novel of identity and revenge gets a big-budget remake with Sam Claflin starring as Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongly imprisoned in an island fortress who, after his escape and subsequent treasure finding, plots his vengeance.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that's to die for.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Budgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgets. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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