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budget

verb [I or T]
 
 
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/

Definition

to plan how much money you will spend on something: An extra £20 million has been budgeted for schools this year.AccountingBudgeting and saving money budgetary
 
 
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.ter.i/ US  /-ter.i/ adjective
budgetary constraintsEconomics and the state of the economy
(Definition of budget verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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