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:
Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within (their) budget.
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- The school budget is going to be cut again this year.
- The project went over budget because of a miscalculation at the planning stage.
- She managed to complete her last film well within budget.
- I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.
- People on limited budgets should avoid travelling during the holiday season if they can.
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Examples from literature
- At Birmingham last month he was equally clear in urging the Lords to reject the Budget.
- Further, the Government shall not be allowed to adopt extraordinary financial measures outside the Budget.
- He was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer who ever made the Budget interesting.
- The Budget is through Committee.
- When the Budget leaves the House of Commons the time of discussion, so far as we are concerned, will have come to an end.
Examples from literature
- At Birmingham last month he was equally clear in urging the Lords to reject the Budget.
- Further, the Government shall not be allowed to adopt extraordinary financial measures outside the Budget.
- He was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer who ever made the Budget interesting.
- The Budget is through Committee.
- When the Budget leaves the House of Commons the time of discussion, so far as we are concerned, will have come to an end.
Examples from literature
- At Birmingham last month he was equally clear in urging the Lords to reject the Budget.
- Further, the Government shall not be allowed to adopt extraordinary financial measures outside the Budget.
- He was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer who ever made the Budget interesting.
- The Budget is through Committee.
- When the Budget leaves the House of Commons the time of discussion, so far as we are concerned, will have come to an end.
Examples from literature
- At Birmingham last month he was equally clear in urging the Lords to reject the Budget.
- Further, the Government shall not be allowed to adopt extraordinary financial measures outside the Budget.
- He was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer who ever made the Budget interesting.
- The Budget is through Committee.
- When the Budget leaves the House of Commons the time of discussion, so far as we are concerned, will have come to an end.
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- They simply said that they had not budgeted for pay increases this year.
- More people are using home computers to help them plan and budget efficiently.
- The financial director says he's budgeting for a full computer upgrade in the New Year.
- Make sure you've budgeted carefully and know that you can actually afford the expense.
- This price rise means that the bill is going to be much higher than we have budgeted for.
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budgetary
adjective uk
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.ter.i/ us
/ˈbʌdʒ.ə.ter.i/
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budgetary constraints
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