- pronunciation:
- buh
jiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a plan for how much money will be spent and earned 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 free to be spent for a certain period or purpose.
We need to increase our food budget during the winter months.- similar words:
- allowance, assets, capital, funding, funds, means, money, quota, ration, resources
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
budgets, budgeting, budgeted |
definition: |
to plan the use or spending of.
He budgets his time well during the week so that he is able to play soccer on the weekends.- synonyms:
- ration
- similar words:
- arrange, plan, schedule
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related words: |
ration |
derivations: |
budgetary (adj.), budgeter (n.), budgeting (n.) |
Budget comes from
bougette, an early French word for a small bag or wallet.