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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
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Targeting Charlotte and Mecklenburg’s budgets could be part of that bill, or included in other legislation.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
What is causing Gen Zers to slash their holiday budgets?
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Idaho’s housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years, stretching budgets and contributing to the Treasure Valley’s increase in homelessness.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
What is new is our ability to act on it without breaking teams or budgets.
—Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Given the ownership has consistently stated the men’s team is the priority, the women’s team, apart from budgets and executive decision-making, has been largely left to its own devices.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
These projects were part of the city’s Arts In Public Places program, which requires 2% of large public project budgets go toward art.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Designed to be low-cost and easy to install, the system could be fielded across Air Force and joint EOD units within existing budgets.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Targeting Charlotte and Mecklenburg’s budgets could be part of that bill, or included in other legislation.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
What is causing Gen Zers to slash their holiday budgets?
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Idaho’s housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years, stretching budgets and contributing to the Treasure Valley’s increase in homelessness.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
What is new is our ability to act on it without breaking teams or budgets.
—Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Given the ownership has consistently stated the men’s team is the priority, the women’s team, apart from budgets and executive decision-making, has been largely left to its own devices.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
These projects were part of the city’s Arts In Public Places program, which requires 2% of large public project budgets go toward art.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those tactics are also used to generate funds meant to help the regime subvert international sanctions and develop its nuclear weapons programs, according to the US government.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The launch arrangement between Northrop and SpaceX abrogates NASA's preference to maintain two independent means of delivering supplies to the space station.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The old residence no longer had electricity or running water, so supporters brought them supplies.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, plans to present a proposal to the board as well.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Going forward, the team plans to investigate the exact cellular mechanism that results in the cross-species cloning that Iberian harvester queens perform.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The bank’s total assets sit at $404 million, with $361 million in deposits.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The company’s firmwide average loans and deposits were up 5% and 6% year-over-year (YoY), respectively.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Before that, investors will monitor economic data on retail sales, import prices, the housing market and business inventories due Tuesday.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, while the combination of pent up demand and ample inventories propped up sales over the summer, Smoke warns consumers are likely to soon see prices affected by tariffs as 2026 models arrive.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company designs its own servers internally, bypassing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to cut costs, enhance performance, and quickly integrate the latest GPUs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many historic distilleries, like Maker's Mark, replicate original still designs to maintain the consistent taste of their bourbon.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And while most folks have a go-to recipe for peach or blackberry pie, a fig one may not be in their repertoires.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Budgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgets. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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