budget
budget definition
budget (buj′it)
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
Etymology: ME bougette < OFr, dim. of bouge: see budge
transitive verb
- to put on or in a budget; provide for in a budget
- to plan (expenditures or activities) according to a budget
- to plan in detail; schedule budget your time
intransitive verb
to make a budget
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