budget
n
1 an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc., over a specified period, usually a financial year
2 an estimate of income and a plan for domestic expenditure of an individual or a family, often over a short period, such as a month or a week
3 a restriction on expenditure (esp. in the phrase on a budget)
4 modifier economical; inexpensive
budget meals for a family
5 the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose during a specified period
6 Archaic a stock, quantity, or supply
vb , -gets, -geting, -geted
7 tr to enter or provide for in a budget
8 to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc.)
9 intr to make a budget (C15 (meaning: leather pouch, wallet): from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge, from Latin bulga, of Gaulish origin; compare Old English bælg bag) ♦
budgetary adj
Budget
n the. an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
budget account
n
1 an account with a department store, etc., enabling a customer to make monthly payments to cover his past and future purchases
2 a bank account for paying household bills, being credited with regular or equal monthly payments from the customer's current account
budget deficit
n the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc., in any one fiscal year
budget for
vb tr, prep to allocate, save, or set aside money for (a particular purpose, period, etc.)
we need to budget for a fuel increase this winter
operating budget
n (Accounting) a forecast of the sales revenue, production costs, overheads, cash flow, etc., of an organization, used to monitor its trading activities, usually for one year