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budgetary

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌdʒɪtəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌdʒɪˌtɛri/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
budg•et•ar•y /ˈbʌdʒɪˌtɛri/USA pronunciation  adj. [before a noun]
  1. of or relating to a budget:a budgetary deficit.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
budg•et /ˈbʌdʒɪt/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Businessan estimate of expected income and expenses:drew up a budget and asked everyone to stick to it.
  2. Businessa list showing item by item how funds will be or have been used, etc., for a given period:showed him our budget of expenses.
  3. Businessa sum of money set aside for a particular purpose:The school construction budget won't be enough.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. reasonably or cheaply priced:budget seats.

v. 
  1. Businessto plan or deal with an amount of (funds, time, etc.): [~ + object]We budgeted our time carefully.[~ + for + object]We couldn't budget for every emergency.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
budg•et  (buj′it),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -et•ed, -et•ing. 
n. 
  1. Businessan estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
  2. Businessa plan of operations based on such an estimate.
  3. Businessan itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period.
  4. Businessthe total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose:the construction budget.
  5. a limited stock or supply of something:his budget of goodwill.
  6. [Obs.]a small bag; pouch.

adj. 
  1. reasonably or cheaply priced:budget dresses.

v.t. 
  1. Businessto plan allotment of (funds, time, etc.).
  2. Businessto deal with (specific funds) in a budget.

v.i. 
  1. to subsist on or live within a budget.
  • Latin bulga; see bulge) + -ette -ette)
  • Middle French bougette (bouge bag (
  • late Middle English bowgett 1400–50
budg′et•er, n. 

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