budget
US: /ˈbədʒɪt/
UK: /bˈʌdʒɪt/
UK: /bˈʌdʒɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
budget
- (toán kinh tế) ngân sách
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb, adjective
+ noun
1 [C, U] the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time: a monthly / an annual / a family budget + the education / defence budget (= the amount of money that can be spent on this) + an advertising budget of $2 million + a big-budget movie + We decorated the house on a tight budget (= without much money to spend). + The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned). + They went over budget (= spent too much money). + budget cuts
2 (BrE also Budget) an official statement by the government of a country's income from taxes, etc. and how it will be spent: tax cuts in this year's budget + a budget deficit (= when the government spends more money than it earns)
+ verb
~ (sth) (for sth)
~ sth (at sth) to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose: [V] If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip. + I've budgeted for two new members of staff. + [VN] Ten million francs has been budgeted for the project. + The project has been budgeted at ten million francs.
budgeting noun [U]
+ adjective [only before noun] (used in advertising, etc.) low in price: a budget flight / hotel
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
fixed, limited, low, shoestring, small, tight | generous, large | annual, monthly, weekly, yearly | family, personal | federal, government, municipal, national, state | defence, education, health, housing, military, social security, (social) welfare | advertising, marketing, training | draft
VERB + BUDGET
get, have
The organization has a large annual budget.
| allocate, draw up, plan, set
The council has to draw up its budget for next year.
| present, propose, submit | approve | balance
The school has a struggle to balance its budget.
| adhere to, keep to, stick to
Work out a weekly budget and stick to it.
| exceed, go over, overspend | cut, reduce, slash | increase
BUDGET + NOUN
expenditure | deficit, surplus | constraint, limit | cuts | plans, proposals | allocation | Budget Day
(= when the government announces its budget)
PREP.
in the ~
Is there any money left in the budget?
| below/under ~
Costs have been held below budget.
| on (a) ~
All his projects are on time and on budget. This hotel caters for people travelling on a tight budget.
| over ~
The project is now well over budget.
| within ~
to keep within budget
| ~ for
The budget for next year has not yet been set.
| ~ of
a budget of $5,000
ADV.
carefully, sensibly
If we budget carefully we should be able to afford a holiday this year.
PREP.
for
We have budgeted £10,000 for advertising.
Concise English dictionary
budgets|budgeted|budgeting'bʌdʒɪt
noun
+a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
+a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
verb
+make a budget
