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budget dust
budget dustA small and/or inconsequential amount of money, often as remains after a larger budgeted amount is spent. To most people, $2,000 is a lot to spend on anything, but to the country's mega rich, it is merely budget dust. After paying for all of those repairs, only budget dust is left over.See also: budget, dustbudget dust n. a minor amount of money considering the size of the entire budget; money left over at the end of the budget year. The amount is just budget dust, chump change! What’s the big deal? See also: budget, dustbudget dust
budget dust A recently coined term referring to money remaining in an annual budget which must be spent—or else lost—before it is absorbed by the enterprise, and viewed in the future as an allocation that was overbudgeted.Budget Dust
Budget DustA minor line item in a budget. For example, if a family has a mortgage of $2,000 and monthly credit card debt service of a further $1,800, the $40 it spends on parking each month may be considered budget dust. |