Budget meaning

What does “budget” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“budget” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose.

budget

noun

  1. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

    “the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year”

  2. a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them

    “the president submitted the annual budget to Congress”

verb

  1. make a budget

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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