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budgetary

[buhj-it]

noun

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

a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

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

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

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

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Obsolete. a small bag; pouch.

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adjective

reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses.

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verb (used with object)

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

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 Middle English bowgett < Middle French bougette (bouge bag (< Latin bulga; see bulge) + -ette -ette)

Related forms

budg·et·ar·y

[buhj-i-ter-ee] , adjective

budg·et·er, noun

non·budg·et·ar·y, adjective

pre·budg·et, noun, adjective

pre·budg·et·ar·y, adjective

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pro-budg·et·ing, adjective

re·budg·et, verb (used with object), re·budg·et·ed, re·budg·et·ing.

un·budg·et·ed, adjective

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budget (ˈbʌdʒɪt)

—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*

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