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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
we've spent a little more than our budget this year
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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the tour group had a whole budget of complaints
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as in reasonable
costing little
a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes
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as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
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Recent Examples of budget
Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Directed by Brian DePalma, the film grossed over $30 million on a reported budget of less than $2 million.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
During the 2024 fiscal year, the institute was budgeted more than $294 million, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services' budget for 2023 to 2025.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The budget proposal can be viewed on the district’s website.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Directed by Brian DePalma, the film grossed over $30 million on a reported budget of less than $2 million.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Last month it was revealed that the mid-budget Western movie would continue with its production.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Verb
People want to budget better and stretch their paychecks more.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
During the 2024 fiscal year, the institute was budgeted more than $294 million, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services' budget for 2023 to 2025.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budget
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Minnesota State Board of Investments released a report showing the state held 1.6 million shares of Tesla stock in its retirement fund as of June 2024.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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These funds were gathered through a combination of grants provided by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, as well as contributions from private foundations and nearly four hundred individual donors.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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And the long-ago established economic law of supply and demand means that taking millions of cars out of the supply will drive up prices.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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The higher prices on food supplies equate to higher meal costs.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Netanyahu was told to be reasonable on Turkey Since the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria late last year, Israel and Turkey have been competing in the country over their separate interests there.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Given that this decline coincided with the large-scale movement of the US Commercial fishing fleet into those waters, the idea that overfishing might have something to do with it seemed a reasonable hypothesis.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To add insult to injury, the NCAA does not plan on paying the full amount in cash.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The original start date was planned earlier, and the season would have been much easier to work in.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After the exhibition closes, it will be sunk in the Pacific Ocean as a deposit for growing coral, part of Chang’s ongoing work with oceans and the environment.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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John and Melody put down a deposit of $10,000 for the unit.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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More creator content means more user engagement, which means more premium inventory for brand campaigns.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Numerous territories across the globe including in Europe, Australia and Canada have solidified these as streaming services take advantage of their cheaper production hubs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, note that these are smaller models that could run on a less expensive GPUs or even a CPU with cheaper memory instead of the super expensive HBM memory currently used in all high-end accelerators.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Photograph: Output Along with new AR/VR and mixed-reality applications, HDMI 2.2’s advanced bandwidth is designed to enhance commercial technologies like medical imaging, and potentially even next-gen movie, game, and TV production.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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