Minibudget

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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."

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"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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