budget
noun /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 [C or U] a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend: The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year. Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within (their) budget.Budgeting and saving money B2 [C] the amount of money you have available to spend: an annual budget of £40 millionGeneral words for amounts of moneyLarge amounts of moneySmall amounts of money
(Definition of budget noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a penny saved is a penny earned idiom
- balance verb
- cut corners idiom
- cutback noun
- economize verb
- economy drive noun
- economy pack noun
- economy-sized adjective
- false economy noun
- in/out of pocket idiom
- manage verb (SUCCEED)
- on a shoestring idiom
- pinch pennies idiom
- price-conscious adjective
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- put/lay sth on/to one side idiom
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