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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
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
Timelines creep ever longer, and budgets climb higher.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
In construction, success is often measured in deadlines met and budgets kept.
—Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 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
This squeezes firms’ budgets, making hiring more difficult.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
But after municipal budgets were affected by the recession, there was a steep drop-off in demand, and many small fire truck manufacturers had to shut down.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
At the end of the day, in our data set, there aren’t million-dollar men’s ice hockey budgets floating around the country.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Timelines creep ever longer, and budgets climb higher.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
In construction, success is often measured in deadlines met and budgets kept.
—Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 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
This squeezes firms’ budgets, making hiring more difficult.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
But after municipal budgets were affected by the recession, there was a steep drop-off in demand, and many small fire truck manufacturers had to shut down.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
At the end of the day, in our data set, there aren’t million-dollar men’s ice hockey budgets floating around the country.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 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
Noun
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In this decade, sovereign wealth funds like Temasek (Vertex Holdings) and family offices have expanded their venture arms.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a dressing room near the amphitheatre on Little Island, a makeup artist (James Kaliardos, standing) was pouring his attention and a wealth of beauty supplies onto a countertenor (Anthony Roth Costanzo, seated).—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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And for those who enjoy the in-store shopping experience, select Party City locations nationwide continue to welcome customers who want to browse and pick up their party supplies in person.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following the Toronto premiere, the team plans an extensive international festival run and theatrical releases across multiple countries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Schroeck said some current faculty will teach the courses online and the school plans to hire six new professors over the next three years to supplement the staff.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Neville said he's noticed many boutique and family-run hotels, especially in high-demand spots like Dubrovnik, Prague, and Santorini, booking out earlier than ever, requiring full deposits up front, and enforcing strict cancellation policies.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kidney stones are small mineral deposits that build up in the kidneys.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That may not have occurred yet, but today’s tariff costs don’t reach yesterday’s inventories.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company designs and produces microchips that go into everything from self-driving cars to laptops.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fallon designs programs, opens doors, and ensures the right mentors, operators, and capital show up at the right time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
5 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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