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bud·get
I. \ˈbəjə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V; chiefly dial ˈbu̇j-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bowgette, from Middle French bougette, diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag, Old English bælg bag, skin — more at belly
1.
a. now dialect : a usually leather pouch or wallet; often : a pack to be carried on the back
b. archaic : a leather or skin bottle — compare water bouget
c. : package, bundle, collection — now dialect except of written or printed matter
< grandma made me up a snack in a budget >
< a neatly stacked budget of letters >
2. : stock, supply, quantity
< building up her budget of complaints >
< he was a budget of foibles and contradictions >
sometimes : a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation
< the A-bomb … yields its budget of energy … in a fraction of a second — Scientific American Reader >
3.
a. : a statement of the financial position of a sovereign body (as of a nation) for a definite period of time based on detailed estimates of planned or expected expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them — used originally of such a statement presented annually by the chancellor of the exchequer to the British House of Commons
b. : a plan for the coordination of resources (as of money or manpower) and expenditures
< a good family budget keeps something in reserve for emergencies >
especially : such a plan covering a definite period of time
c. : the amount of money available, required, or assigned to a particular purpose in or as if in a budget
< a minimum weekly budget for a family of five >
< trying to operate efficiently on a budget of less than $3000 >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to put or allow for in a budget
< funds budgeted by the administration for navigation >
< I doubt that we can budget a new car this year >
b. : to put on a budget
< budgeted shoppers >
2.
a. : to plan expenditures for (as an enterprise) in a budget
< the new municipal hospital became a major undertaking and over a million was budgeted for it >
b. : to plan or provide for the use of in detail
< in the present tight labor market manpower must be budgeted carefully >
< the wise man budgets his time >
intransitive verb
: to formulate or draw up a budget — usually used with for
< in case you're budgeting for an auto trip — Richard Joseph >
< he actually budgeted for a trifling £1,000,000 — Melbourne (Australia) Herald >
III. adjective
: suitable for one using or adhering to a budget especially in cheapness
< several attractive budget dresses >
< budget cuts of meat usually require slow cooking > |