- pronunciation:
- buh
jiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a plan for how a person or a group will receive and spend money during a certain period.
The school makes a new budget every year.- similar words:
- plan, schedule, statement
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| definition 2: |
the amount of money that someone can spend during a certain time or for certain purposes.
Our food budget is usually higher during the winter months.- similar words:
- allowance, capital, means, money, resources
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
budgets, budgeting, budgeted |
| definition: |
to plan the use of something.
He budgets his time well.- similar words:
- arrange, plan
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| derivations: |
budgetary (adj.), budgeter (n.), budgeting (n.) |
Budget comes from
bougette, an early French word for a small bag or wallet.