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budg⋅et

[buhj-it]

noun, adjective, verb, -et⋅ed, -et⋅ing.

–noun

1.	an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.

2.	a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

3.	an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.

4.	the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose: the construction budget.

5.	a limited stock or supply of something: his budget of goodwill.

6.	Obsolete. a small bag; pouch.

–adjective

7.	reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).

9.	to deal with (specific funds) in a budget.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to subsist on or live within a budget.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME bowgett < MF bougette (bouge bag (< L bulga; see bulge ) + -ette -ette )

Related forms:

budg⋅et⋅ar⋅y [buhj-i-ter-ee]

, adjective

budg⋅et⋅er, noun

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budg·et (bŭj'ĭt)

1. An itemized summary of estimated or intended expenditures for a given period along with proposals for financing them: submitted the annual budget to Congress.
2. A systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time, during a given period: A new car will not be part of our budget this year.
3. The total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or period of time: a project with an annual budget of five million dollars.
A stock or collection with definite limits: "his budget of general knowledge" (William Hazlitt).
Appalachian Mountains A wallet or small pouch.

v. budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing, budg·ets

v. tr.

To plan in advance the expenditure of: needed help budgeting our income; budgeted my time wisely.
To enter or account for in a budget: forgot to budget the car payments.

v. intr.
To make or use a budget.
adj.

Of or relating to a budget: budget items approved by Congress.
Appropriate for a restricted budget; inexpensive: a budget car; budget meals.

[Middle English bouget, wallet, from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge, leather bag, from Latin bulga, of Celtic origin; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]
budg'et·ar'y (bŭj'ĭ-těr'ē) adj., budg'et·er, budg'et·eer' (-ĭ-tîr') n.

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Budget

Budg"et\, n. [OE. bogett, bouget, F. bougette bag, wallet, dim. of OF. boge, bouge, leather bag. See Budge, n., and cf. Bouget.]

1. A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.

2. The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.

To open the budget, to lay before a legislative body the financial estimates and plans of the executive government.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Budget

Spanish: presupuesto,

German: das Budget; der Etat,

Japanese: 予算

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budget

1432, "leather pouch," from O.Fr. bougette, dim. of bouge "leather bag, wallet," from L. bulga "leather bag," of Gaulish origin (cf. O.Ir. bolg "bag," Bret. bolc'h "flax pod"), from PIE *bhelgh- (see belly). Modern financial meaning (1733) is from notion of treasury minister keeping his fiscal plans in a wallet. The verb in this sense is from 1884. Another 18c. transferred sense was to "a bundle of news," hence the use of the word as the title of some newspapers.

Budget

An estimation of the revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time. A budget can be made for a person, a family or a group of people, a business, government, country or multinational organization or just about anything else that makes and spends money. Budgets are a microeconomic concept that show the tradeoff made when one good is exchanged for another.

Investopedia Commentary

A surplus budget means profits are anticipated a balanced budget means revenues are expected to equal expenses and a deficit budget means expenses will exceed revenue. Budgets are usually compiled and re-evaluated on a periodic basis. Adjustments are made to budgets based on the goals of the budgeting organization. In some cases, budget makers are happy to operate at a deficit, while, in other cases, operating at a deficit is seen as financially irresponsible.

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