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budget

bud·get

UK/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/ US/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/ common
noun (2) verb (1)

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.

Phrases

  • balanced budget
  • black budget
  • budget constraint
  • budget crisis
  • budget cut
  • budget deficit
  • budget hawk
  • carbon budget

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