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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
we've spent a little more than our budget this year
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the tour group had a whole budget of complaints
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as in reasonable
costing little
a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes
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as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
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Recent Examples of budget
Google Ads, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
More changes - including budget cuts - are anticipated in an ongoing reorganization effort that aims to remove noninfectious diseases from the CDC's responsibilities.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 29 July 2025
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
For 2024-25, Barcelona budgeted €319m ($373m; £275m) on salaries for the men’s team, compared with €11m on the women’s side.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Noun
The pressure to deliver personalized experiences at a global scale while proving efficiency and ROI has stretched teams, tech, and budgets to their limits.
—Google Ads, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
More changes - including budget cuts - are anticipated in an ongoing reorganization effort that aims to remove noninfectious diseases from the CDC's responsibilities.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 29 July 2025
Adjective
Last month it was revealed that the mid-budget Western movie would continue with its production.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Verb
After surpassing 1,700 officers in 2019, IMPD's ranks had dwindled to about 1,460 toward the end of last year — about 300 officers below the budgeted amount.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
For 2024-25, Barcelona budgeted €319m ($373m; £275m) on salaries for the men’s team, compared with €11m on the women’s side.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budget
Noun
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Traditional money market funds can be liquidated within a day or two, though redeeming shares only happens during market hours.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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To put this into perspective, the value of funds that passed through the Binance platform in just eight years of its history exceeded the entire world’s $100 trillion annual economic output.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Noun
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There is a nearly infinite supply of people who might be paid off to do this or that will succumb to threats to do so.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Free backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed along with snacks.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Invoking Section 15 of Article 17, the NFL wants Droney to order payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs—about $12 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Isolated locations could face a reasonable worst-case scenario of five to seven inches or more, according to the weather service.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Verb
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At a July 23 capital improvements committee meeting, questions were raised about why a report from the county's facilities planning steering committee recommended projects tied to maintenance and repairs at senior facilities be put on hold or not recommended at all for the 2026 budget.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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The school plans to kick off the upcoming high school football season with the new seating, which replaced crumbling concrete bleachers that were estimated at roughly 50 years old.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Each baby born in the U.S. between 2025 and 2028 who has a Social Security number will receive a one-time $1,000 deposit from the government into their Trump account.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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During this period, firms are limited to holding only £50,000 of total customer deposits — well below the hundreds of billions of pounds customers deposit with major high street lenders such as Barclays , HSBC and Santander .—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
Noun
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This is happening in part because many sellers have returned to the market after years of waiting for mortgage rates to come down; but also because much of this additional inventory is not going under contract, and is now piling up on the market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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This followed a negative first-quarter GDP estimate that was largely a result of the timing of trade chaos forcing companies to stockpile goods before pricing in consumers purchasing that inventory.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Xfinity offers some of the cheapest plans available in Nashville, but prices may go up once the promotional period ends.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 996 also felt cheap inside, borrowing interior trim from the Boxster—hardly fitting for a car with a base MSRP of $65,000 at the time.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Natera then figures out the tumor's DNA profile for that individual tumor and compares it with the person's DNA in the blood to design a personalized test for cancer DNA in that patient.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Their diameters are designed specifically for cost-reduction with the dimensions of fleet vehicles in mind.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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