budget

The definition of a budget is an itemized summary of planned expenses for a given period along with the estimated income for that period.

(noun)

An example of budget is what California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed in June of 2011 for being unbalanced.

A budget is defined as a plan or estimate of the amount of money needed for cost of living or to be used for a specific purpose.

(noun)

Budget means to make a schedule for using time or a plan for paying expenses.

(verb)

An example of budget is someone going over all their past monthly expenses to make a plan for future monthly expenses.

See budget in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

transitive verb

intransitive verb

to make a budget

Related Forms:

See budget in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An itemized summary of estimated or intended expenditures for a given period along with proposals for financing them: submitted the annual budget to Congress.
b. 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.
c. 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.

verb budg·et·ed, budg·et·ing, budg·ets

verb, transitive

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.

verb, intransitive

To make or use a budget.

adjective