BUDGET


Meaning of BUDGET in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. the amount of money needed or available (for a specific item etc.) (a budget of {pound}200; mustn't exceed the budget).

2 a (the Budget) Brit. the usu. annual estimate of national revenue and expenditure. b an estimate or plan of expenditure in relation to income. c a private person's or family's similar estimate.

3 (attrib.) inexpensive.

4 archaic a quantity of material etc., esp. written or printed.

--v.tr. & intr. (budgeted, budgeting) (often foll. by for) allow or arrange for in a budget (have budgeted for a new car; can budget {pound}60).

Phrases and idioms:

budget account (or plan) a bank account, or account with a store, into which one makes regular, usu. monthly, payments to cover bills. on a budget avoiding expense; cheap.

Derivatives:

budgetary adj.

Etymology: ME pouch, f. OF bougette dimin. of bouge leather bag f. L bulga (f. Gaulish) knapsack: cf. BULGE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.