budget

budget
I. noun Etymology: Middle English bowgette, from Middle French bougette, diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag; akin to Old English belg bag — more at belly Date: 15th century 1. chiefly dialect a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack; also its contents 2. stock, supply 3. a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation; also an account of gains and losses of such a quantity <
the global carbon budget
>
4. a. a statement of the financial position of an administration for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them b. a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures c. the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose • budgetary adjective II. verb Date: 1618 transitive verb 1. a. to put or allow for in a budget b. to require to adhere to a budget 2. a. to allocate funds for in a budget <
budget a new hospital
>
b. to plan or provide for the use of in detail <
budgeting manpower
>
intransitive verb to put oneself on a budget <
budgeting for a vacation
>
III. adjective Date: 1941 suitable for one on a budget ; inexpensive

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • budget — [n] financial plan account, aggregate, allocation, allowance, bulk, cost, estimated expenses, finances, fiscal estimate, funds, means, planned disbursement, quantity, quantum, resources, spending plan, statement, total; concept 332 budget [v]… …   New thesaurus

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