Minibudget
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A small budget.
"You can start these lessons by creating a minibudget with your children. Start with two spending lists: one for essentials and the other for nonessentials. In the essentials category, you might include expenses like lunch money and clothing."
- 2 A budget statement proposed by a government between annual budgets, involving special economic measures. UK
"Unions have reacted with fury to the prospect of the government scrapping a cap on bankers’ bonuses, as ministers geared up for a return to near-normal politics next week, topped by an emergency mini-budget on Friday."
Example
More examples"You can start these lessons by creating a minibudget with your children. Start with two spending lists: one for essentials and the other for nonessentials. In the essentials category, you might include expenses like lunch money and clothing."
Etymology
From mini- + budget.
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