budget has definitions from the field of mathematics
1
[ noun ] a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

Examples

"the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

In the line of operatic trades to cushion the budget , the Dallas_Civic_Opera will use San_Francisco 's new Leni_Bauer-Ecsy production of `` Lucia_di_Lammermoor '' this season , returning the favor next season when San_Francisco uses the Dallas `` Don_Giovanni '' , designed by Franco_Zeffirelli .

2
[ noun ] a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them

Examples

"the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"

Used in print

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

In the budget message for 1959 , and again for 1960 , I recommended immediate repeal of section 601 of the Act of September 28 , 1951 ( 65 Stat. 365 ) .

New obligational authority for 1961 recommended in this budget for aircraft procurement ( excluding amounts for related research and construction ) totals $ 4753 million , which is $ 1390 million below that enacted for 1960 .

One of the important and difficult decisions which had to be made in this budget concerned the role of the B-70 , a long range supersonic bomber .

Related terms

plan balanced_budget

3
[ verb ] (mathematics) make a budget

Used in print

(The Oregonian, [Portland],...)

William_Smythe , director of field service , told the commissioners that Multnomah , as of Aug. 22 , had spent $ 58918 out of its budgeted $ 66000 in the category , leaving only $ 7082 for the rest of the month .

(The Miami Herald,...)

The balance is being budgeted for the coming year .

Related terms

calculate

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