balance a/the budget
idiom
: to have enough money to provide the amount to be spent
The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget.
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The city had issued 6,133 daylighting citations through the end of May, prompting the city’s independent budget analyst to estimate the fines could help balance the budget during the new fiscal year by generating $850,000.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
King’s appointment follows a nearly yearlong power struggle between Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson over a borrowing plan to balance the budget for the school year that ends Thursday.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
In the short term, cutting research may seem like a fiscally responsible way to balance the budget.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Also, in sharp contrast to Congress, Colorado lawmakers were able to balance the budget, despite having to return millions of dollars collected to taxpayers through the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
King’s appointment follows a nearly yearlong power struggle between Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson over a borrowing plan to balance the budget for the school year that ends Thursday.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
In the short term, cutting research may seem like a fiscally responsible way to balance the budget.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Also, in sharp contrast to Congress, Colorado lawmakers were able to balance the budget, despite having to return millions of dollars collected to taxpayers through the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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