a predetermined level of spendingpredeterminedpre‧de‧ter‧mined /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd $ -ɜːr-/ ●○○ adjective formal 
a predetermined level of spending—predetermine verb [transitive]: The colour of your eyes is predetermined by the colours of your parents’ eyes.—predetermination /ˌpriːdɪtɜːməˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr/ noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The lights go on at a predetermined time.
- At the beginning of each year a timetable is prepared and each year group follows a clearly defined, predetermined curriculum.
- Scenario construction begins with the identification of predetermined elements.
- The management control process should endeavour to measure whether predetermined goals are being achieved.
- The nest is agitated by the shaker for a predetermined time interval, usually 15-20 minutes.
- Throughout 1838, Darwin had been allowing for Lyellian competitive defeats to extinguish some species before their predetermined ageing overcame them.
- We turned on a pre-arranged course and climbed at a predetermined rate of feed per minute at a certain airspeed.
- Wrinkling was assessed using photographs of the subjects' temples, and a severity score based on predetermined criteria was assigned.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a predetermined level of spending
a predetermined level of spendingWORD FAMILYadjectivedeterminedindeterminatepredeterminednoundeterminationdeterminerverbdetermineadverbdeterminedly
decided or arranged before something happens, so that it does not happen by chancepredetermined level/limit/amount etc a predetermined level of spending—predetermine verb [transitive]: The colour of your eyes is predetermined by the colours of your parents’ eyes.—predetermination /ˌpriːdɪtɜːməˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr/ noun [uncountable]