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budget definition

budget (bujit)

noun

  1. Obsolete a bag, pouch, or purse, or its contents
  2. a collection of items; stock
  3. a plan or schedule adjusting expenses during a certain period to the estimated or fixed income for that period
  4. the cost or estimated cost of living, operating, etc.
  5. the amount of money needed or allotted for a specific use

Etymology: ME bougette < OFr, dim. of bouge: see budge

transitive verb

  1. to put on or in a budget; provide for in a budget
  2. to plan (expenditures or activities) according to a budget
  3. to plan in detail; schedule budget your time

intransitive verb

to make a budget

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