Budget (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
  2. a plan of operations based on such an estimate.
  3. an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.
  4. the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose: the construction budget.
  5. a limited stock or supply of something: his budget of goodwill.
  6. a small bag; pouch.
adjective
  1. reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.
verb (used with object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.
  1. to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).
  2. to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.
verb (used without object), budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing.
  1. to subsist on or live within a budget.
noun
  1. an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc, over a specified period, usually a financial year
  2. an estimate of income and a plan for domestic expenditure of an individual or a family, often over a short period, such as a month or a week
  3. a restriction on expenditure (esp in the phrase on a budget)
  4. economical; inexpensive
  5. the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period
  6. a stock, quantity, or supply
verb -gets, -geting or -geted
  1. to enter or provide for in a budget
  2. to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc)
  3. to make a budget
noun
  1. an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Budget (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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