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budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) an itemized summary of expected income and expenditure of a country, company, etc., over a specified period, usually a financial year 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) 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 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) to enter or provide for in a budget 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) to plan the expenditure of (money, time, etc.) 3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (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 Budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the. an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer budg•et (ˈbʌdʒ ɪt) n. 1. an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expenses 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. a sum of money set aside or allowed for a particular purpose: the construction budget. 5. a limited stock or supply of something. 6. Dial. a small bag; pouch. adj. 7. reasonably or cheaply priced: budget dresses. v.t. 8. to plan an allotment of (funds, time, etc.). 9. to deal with (specific funds) in a budget. v.i. 10. to subsist on or live within a budget. [1400–50; late Middle English bowgett < Middle French bougette=bouge bag (< Latin bulga; see bulge) + -ette -ette] budg′et•ar`y (-ˌtɛr i) adj. budg′et•er, n. Budget a bag or sack with its contents; a stock or accumulation; an estimate of expenses; a leather or skin bottle. Examples: budget of freshwater [‘leather bottleful’], 1580; of general knowledge, 1822; of inventions, 1692; of nails [‘a bag’], 1677; of news; of olives, 1653; of paper, 1729; of paradoxes, 1867; of tools [‘a bag’], 1879.
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budget noun verb adjective inexpensive, economy, bargain, sale, reduced, keen, reasonable, low-priced, low-cost, cut-price, economical, cheapo (informal) Cheap flights are available from budget travel agents. a budget price Quotations "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery" [Charles Dickens David Copperfield] Translations budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] A. N → presupuesto m the Budget (Brit) (Pol) → los Presupuestos Generales del Estado my budget won't stretch or run to steak → mi presupuesto no me permite comprar bistec B. VI → planear el presupuesto C. VT [+ sum] → asignar the movie is only budgeted at 10m dollars → a la película se le ha asignado un presupuesto de sólo 10 millones de dólares budgeted costs → costos mpl presupuestados D. CPD (Econ) → presupuestario; (= cut-price) [holiday, prices] → económico budget account N → cuenta f presupuestaria budget day N → día m de la presentación de los Presupuestos Generales del Estado budget deficit N → déficit m presupuestario budget plan N → plan m presupuestario budget speech N → discurso m en el que se presentan los Presupuestos Generales del Estado budget for VI + PREP → hacer un presupuesto para we hadn't budgeted for the price increase → no habíamos contado con el aumento de precios BUDGET Cuando el Ministro de Economía y Hacienda británico (Chancellor of the Exchequer) presenta los presupuestos generales del Estado al Parlamento cada noviembre, en el país se refieren a ellos simplemente como the Budget, el cual suele incluir cambios en los impuestos y en las prestaciones sociales. Su discurso se televisa en su totalidad, para que los ciudadanos se enteren por sí mismos de cómo afectarán los cambios a su declaración de la renta, así como al precio de artículos tales como la gasolina, el alcohol o el tabaco. budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n → budget m I'm on a tight budget → Je dois faire attention à mon budget. to do sth on a tight budget → faire qch avec peu d'argent within one's budget → dans son budget adj [airline, hotel, accommodation] → pour petits budgets, économique modif [deficit, cut] → budgétaire vt (= set aside) → budgéter budget vi → haushalten, Haus halten, wirtschaften; responsible for budgeting → für das Budget or den Etat or (Parl also) → den Haushalt verantwortlich vt money, time → verplanen (also budget for) item → kostenmäßig einplanen; costs → einplanen; budgeted costs → Vorgabekosten pl, → vorgesehene Kosten pl; budgeted revenue → Sollertrag m budget: budget day n (Parl) → ˜ Haushaltsdebatte f budget deficit n → Haushaltsdefizit nt Budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n (Brit) the Budget → il bilancio (preventivo) dello Stato budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] 1. n → bilancio (preventivo), budget m inv I'm on a tight budget → devo contare la lira she works out her budget every month → fa il preventivo delle spese ogni mese budget price → prezzo ridotto 2. vi → fare un preventivo; (household) → fare i propri conti budget for vi + prep → mettere in conto or in preventivo, preventivare any plan showing how money is to be spent. my budget for the month. verb – past tense, past participle ˈbudgeted – 1. to make a plan showing this. We must try to budget or we shall be in debt. 2. (with for) to allow for (something) in a budget. I hadn't budgeted for a new car. budget → ميزانية rozpočet budget Budget προϋλογισμός presupuesto budjetti budget budžet budget 予算 예산 budget budsjett budżet orçamento бюджет budget งบประมาณ bütçe ngân sách 预算 budget n. presupuesto. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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