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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
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, however, school districts throughout the state are having remarkable difficulty in balancing their own budgets this year.
—Dan Walters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Taylor said schools can advertise a bond issue as not increasing taxes, but can maneuver bond issues into their operating budgets.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
When asked what the biggest strains on people's household budgets were, respondents highlighted that the cost of housing, utilities, and groceries were the largest contributors to their budgets.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Weakening the endangerment finding would only add risk and pressure to family budgets statewide.
—Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The packages on offer in Berlin were smaller, with lower star wattage and tighter budgets and cheap horror titles were predominant.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The bill would also bar a tax shift to agricultural land to cover any losses and place the onus on school boards to adjust budgets if necessary.
—Joshua Haiar & Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Europe could come up with an equivalent amount of cash collectively to build its own nukes, but there inevitably would be some European governments opposed to contributing because their budgets are already stretched thin.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 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
In an alarming change that could force Cupertino, Saratoga and Los Altos Hills to slash millions of dollars from their budgets or raise local taxes, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is revamping a long-standing contract that provides those cities with public safety services.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, however, school districts throughout the state are having remarkable difficulty in balancing their own budgets this year.
—Dan Walters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Taylor said schools can advertise a bond issue as not increasing taxes, but can maneuver bond issues into their operating budgets.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
When asked what the biggest strains on people's household budgets were, respondents highlighted that the cost of housing, utilities, and groceries were the largest contributors to their budgets.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Weakening the endangerment finding would only add risk and pressure to family budgets statewide.
—Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The packages on offer in Berlin were smaller, with lower star wattage and tighter budgets and cheap horror titles were predominant.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The bill would also bar a tax shift to agricultural land to cover any losses and place the onus on school boards to adjust budgets if necessary.
—Joshua Haiar & Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Europe could come up with an equivalent amount of cash collectively to build its own nukes, but there inevitably would be some European governments opposed to contributing because their budgets are already stretched thin.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 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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So far, Hiscocks said, the poster project has resulted in more than $3,000 in contributions to grocery funds, rent relief and other direct-support fundraisers.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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Quinn Wells, 41, was a house coordinator for a PathWays group home, a job that gave him direct access to residents' support funds.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shop the Better Homes & Gardens collection on Walmart's official website, or use Walmart's store locator to find where these supplies are available in stores near you.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a social media post on X, Huffines said the property has been renamed San Rafael Ranch after a saint associated with healing and that his family plans to operate a Christian retreat there.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The team plans to further refine the material and test its ability to isolate additional rare earth elements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to Martin, though, around six to 10 of the anglers had already sent in deposits.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2026
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Made up mostly of calcium carbonate minerals, Roman travertine was formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by deposits of calcium, sulfur and other minerals, and shows the region's history of volcanic eruptions, forests and fossils in its striated layers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Key reports on building inventories and retail sales will be released along with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.—
Kyle Arnold,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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In addition, there's ongoing construction of retail and restaurant spaces, discussion with possible developers for a hotel and convention center, and designs underway for a senior living area, said Alex Tynberg, founder of Northline Development Co.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The trade war between America and China had made importing the products his company designs and sells almost impossible.—
Angela Palermo
February 21,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Various accusations were leveled against the owners of both groups during the course of the hearing, with two operators of Cesar Rainey Street being implicated in drug trafficking and arson plots separately.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 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.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Budgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgets. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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