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budget (EN)
noun, adjective, verb

noun “budget”

singular budget, plural budgets
  1. the total amount of money allocated for a specific purpose
    The school set a budget of $5,000 for the new library books this year.
  2. a detailed itemized summary showing how much money will be spent on what
    The family created a budget to plan their spending and savings for the year.
  3. the state of having only a small amount of money
    Since we're on a budget, we decided to have a picnic instead of going to the amusement park.

adjective “budget”

base form budget, non-gradable
  1. suitable for people who do not want to spend a lot of money
    We stayed at a budget hotel to save money on our trip.

verb “budget”

infinitive budget; he budgets; past tense budgeted; past part. budgeted; ger. budgeting
  1. to be careful and deliberate about how you use money
    She budgets her monthly salary to make sure she can pay all her bills.
  2. to allocate the given sum of money
    We need to budget $200 for the office party next month.
  3. to create a financial plan or budget
    Every month, the management is involved in budgeting.