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budget

/ˈbʌʤət/

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noun

plural budgets

an amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan for how it will be spent [count]

What's the average weekly/monthly/annual budget for a family of five?

The film has a million-dollar budget.

He's been trying to live on a budget of less than $1,500 a month.

a movie with a big budget = a big-budget movie [=a movie that costs a lot of money to make]

a movie with a low/small budget = a low-budget movie [=a movie that does not cost a lot of money to make] [noncount]

The project was completed on schedule and under budget. [=it was completed for less money than had been planned]

We're still within budget. [=we still are not spending more money than we planned to spend]

The director always goes over budget on his films. [=the director always spends more money than is planned] - often used before another noun

The governor will discuss the state's budget deficit/surplus.

a budget crisis

budget cuts

[count] :a plan used to decide the amount of money that can be spent and how it will be spent

We'll have to work out a budget so we can buy a new car.

The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget. [=to have enough money to provide the amount that is being spent]

If you are on a budget, you have planned how you will spend your money usually because you do not have a lot to spend and need to save money.

The store has great bargains for people on a budget. [=people who do not have much money to spend]

She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget [=she did not have much money when she started her business] and could not afford to overspend.

[count] :an official statement from a government about how much it plans to spend during a particular period of time and how it will pay for the expenses

verb

-gets; -geted; -geting

[+ obj] :to plan to spend (an amount of money) for a particular purpose

They budgeted millions of dollars to make the film.

The project is budgeted at more than $100,000.

He budgets $50 for entertainment each month.

[no obj] :to make and follow a plan for spending your money

If we budget carefully, we will be able to go on the trip.

We're budgeting [=saving our money] for a new car.

[+ obj] :to plan how to use (something, such as your time)

I need to learn how to budget my time more wisely.

adjective

always used before a noun

low in price :suitable for someone who is on a budget

budget hotels