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Budget
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- 1 Appropriate to a restricted budget. not-comparable
"We flew on a budget airline."
- 1 The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
"limited budget"
- 2 a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them wordnet
- 3 A relatively small amount of available money.
"We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant."
- 4 a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose wordnet
- 5 An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
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- 6 A wallet, purse or bag. obsolete
"With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt […]"
- 7 A compact collection of things. obsolete
"I set off, therefore, in high spirits, for I felt that I had done good work and was bringing back a fine budget of news for my companions."
- 8 A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests. obsolete
- 1 To construct or draw up a budget. intransitive
"Budgeting is even harder in times of recession"
- 2 make a budget wordnet
- 3 To provide funds, allow for in a budget. transitive
"The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously"
- 4 To plan for the use of in a budget. transitive
"The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from wharf facilities to the protocolary opening."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.
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