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budget

noun
/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/CA/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget 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), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.

  1. derived from *bʰelǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *bolgā✻
  3. derived from bulga
  4. derived from bougette
  5. inherited from bogett

Definitions

  1. The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or…

    The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

    • limited budget
    • unlimited budget
    • tight budget

  2. A relatively small amount of available money.

    • We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant.

  3. An itemized summary of intended expenditure

    An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A wallet, purse or bag.

      • With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt […]
      • The king holds up a hand to the lute player: ‘Thank you, leave us.’ The boy stuffs his music back into his budget and goes out backwards.

    2. A compact collection of things.

      • I set off, therefore, in high spirits, for I felt that I had done good work and was bringing back a fine budget of news for my companions.

    3. A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.

    4. Appropriate to a restricted budget.

      • We flew on a budget airline.
      • A classic budget game, there isn't really anything outstanding about Rescue at all.

    5. To construct or draw up a budget.

      • Budgeting is even harder in times of recession

    6. To provide funds, allow for in a budget.

      • The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously

    7. To plan for the use of in a budget.

      • The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from wharf facilities to the protocolary opening.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA