BUDGET

Budget

A budget is a quantitative expression of a plan for a defined period of time. It may include planned sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities, costs and expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows. It expresses strategic plans of business units, organizations, activities or events in measurable terms.

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budget

Noun

  1. A wallet, purse or bag.
  2. The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.
  3. An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

Verb

  1. To construct or draw up a budget.
    ''Budgeting is even harder in times of recession
  2. To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
    ''The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously
  3. To plan for the use of in a budget.
    The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening.

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to a budget.
  2. Appropriate to a restricted budget.
    We flew on a budget airline.


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