Budget

Quick meaning: Budget is a noun meaning The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

Meaning

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

More Meanings

1. (by implication) A relatively small amount of available money.
2. An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
3. Appropriate to a restricted budget.
4. (intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget.
5. (obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
6. (obsolete) A compact collection of things.
7. (obsolete, military) A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.

Example Sentences

tight budget

limited budget

over the budget

unlimited budget

Word Forms

• budgets
• budgeting
• budgeted

Synonyms for budget

Depending on context, synonyms include bargainous, economic, low-cost, cheap, cheapie, cheapo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finances, financial, funding, fund, fiscal, financing.

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