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budget
What does budget mean?
budget (noun): the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce budget?
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does budget come from?
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).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to budget
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
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the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe
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literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm
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