BUDGET


Meaning of BUDGET in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.