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/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/weak vowel merger, General American
Australian:/ˈbɐd͡ʒ.ɪt/
Australian:/ˈbad͡ʒ.ɪt/
South-Asia:/ˈbəd͡ʒ.ɛt/
South-Asia:/ˈbəd͡ʒ.ət/
rhymes with -ʌdʒɪt
CMU ARPABET:B AH1 JH IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Appropriate to a restricted budget.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
We flew on a budget airline.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bargainous, economic, low-cost, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, cheesy, competitive, economical, el cheapo, inexpensive, low-end, low-priced, nickel, sixpenny, tinhorn, two a penny, unexpensive
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
limited budget
unlimited budget
tight budget
within the budget
over the budget
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A relatively small amount of available money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: by implication
Examples
We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A wallet, purse or bag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A compact collection of things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To construct or draw up a budget.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Budgeting is even harder in times of recession
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To plan for the use of in a budget.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from wharf facilities to the protocolary opening.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plan, program, programme
Narrower terms: balanced budget
12
noun
Meaning 12
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fund, monetary fund
Narrower terms: Civil List, operating budget
13
verb
Meaning 13
make a budget
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
200 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
buxhetor
— of, or relating to a budget
Armenian:
բյուջետային
(byuǰetayin)
— of, or relating to a budget
Bulgarian:
бюджетен
(bjudžeten)
— of, or relating to a budget
Dutch:
budgettair
— of, or relating to a budget
French:
budgétaire
— of, or relating to a budget
Central Kurdish:
بۆجا
(boca)
— of, or relating to a budget
Polish:
budżetowy
— of, or relating to a budget
Portuguese:
orçamentário
— of, or relating to a budget
Spanish:
presupuestario
— of, or relating to a budget
Spanish:
presupuestal
— of, or relating to a budget
Swedish:
compounds with budget
— of, or relating to a budget
Albanian:
buxhetor
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Dutch:
goedkoop
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Dutch:
low-cost
— appropriate to a restricted budget
German:
billig-
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Hungarian:
fapados
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Icelandic:
lággjalda-
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Indonesian:
irit
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Irish:
saor
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Polish:
tani
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Portuguese:
em conta
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Russian:
бюдже́тный
(bjudžétnyj)
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Swedish:
compounds with budget
— appropriate to a restricted budget
Afrikaans:
begroting
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Albanian:
buxhet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Amharic:
ባጀት
(baǧät)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Arabic:
مِيزَانِيَّة
(mīzāniyya)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Arabic:
مُوَازَنَة
(muwāzana)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Armenian:
բյուջե
(byuǰe)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Armenian:
պյուտճե
(pyutče)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Asturian:
presupuestu
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Azerbaijani:
büdcə
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Basque:
aurrekontu
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Belarusian:
бюджэ́т
(bjudžét)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Bengali:
বাজেট
(bajeṭ)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Bulgarian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Burmese:
ဘတ်ဂျက်
(bhatgyak)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Catalan:
pressupost
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Cebuano:
badyet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Chinese Cantonese:
預算 /预算
(jyu6 syun3)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Chinese Mandarin:
預算 /预算
(yùsuàn)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Czech:
rozpočet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Danish:
budget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Dutch:
begroting
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Dutch:
budget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Esperanto:
budĝeto
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Esperanto:
buĝeto
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Estonian:
eelarve
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Faroese:
fíggjarætlan
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Finnish:
määräraha
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Finnish:
budjetti
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Finnish:
kustannusarvio
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
French:
budget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Galician:
orzamento
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Georgian:
ბიუჯეტი
(biuǯeṭi)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
German:
Budget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
German:
Etat
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
German:
Haushalt
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Greek:
προϋπολογισμός
(proÿpologismós)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Greenlandic:
budgeti
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Hebrew:
תַּקְצִיב
(taktsív)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Hindi:
बजट
(bajaṭ)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Hungarian:
költségvetés
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Hungarian:
büdzsé
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Icelandic:
fjárhagsáætlun
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Ido:
budjeto
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Indonesian:
anggaran
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Indonesian:
bujet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Irish:
buiséad
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Italian:
bilancio
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Japanese:
予算
(yosan)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Japanese:
バジェット
(bajetto)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Kazakh:
бюджет
(büdjet)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Khmer:
ថវិកា
(thaʼvikaa)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Korean:
예산
(yesan)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Central Kurdish:
بۆجا
(boca)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Northern Kurdish:
budce
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Kyrgyz:
бюджет
(byudjet)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Lao:
ງົບປະມານ
(ngop pa mān)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Lao:
ງົບ
(ngop)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Latvian:
budžets
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Lithuanian:
biudžetas
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Macedonian:
буџет
(budžet)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Malay:
belanjawan
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Malay:
bajet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Māori:
mahere pūtea
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Mongolian:
төсөв
(tösöv)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Mongolian:
ᠲᠥᠰᠦᠪ
(tösüb)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Norwegian Bokmål:
budsjett n statsbudsjett
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Norwegian Nynorsk:
budsjett
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Norwegian Nynorsk:
statsbudsjett
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Oromo:
baajeta
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Pashto:
بوديجه
(budija)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Iranian Persian:
بودْجِه
(budje)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Polish:
budżet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Polish:
preliminarz
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Portuguese:
orçamento
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Portuguese:
verba
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Romanian:
buget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Russian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Serbo-Croatian:
бу̀џет
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Serbo-Croatian:
про̏рачӯн
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Serbo-Croatian:
bùdžet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Serbo-Croatian:
prȍračūn
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Slovak:
rozpočet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Slovene:
proračun
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Spanish:
presupuesto
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Swahili:
bajeti
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Swedish:
budget
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Tagalog:
talagugulan
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Tajik:
буҷа
(buja)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Tajik:
буҷет
(bujet)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Thai:
งบ
(ngóp)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Thai:
งบประมาณ
(ngóp-bprà-maan)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Turkish:
bütçe
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Ottoman Turkish:
بودجه
(büdçe)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Turkmen:
býujet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Ukrainian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Urdu:
بَجَٹ
(bajaṭ)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Uyghur:
بۇدجېت
(budjët)
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Uzbek:
byudjet
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Vietnamese:
ngân sách
— amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame
Albanian:
buxhetor
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Albanian:
ardhur
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Arabic:
مِيزَانِيَّة
(mīzāniyya)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Arabic:
مُوَازَنَة
(muwāzana)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Armenian:
բյուջե
(byuǰe)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Belarusian:
бюджэ́т
(bjudžét)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Bulgarian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Burmese:
ဘတ်ဂျက်
(bhatgyak)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Cebuano:
badyet
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Chinese Mandarin:
預算 /预算
(yùsuàn)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Chinese Mandarin:
經費 /经费
(jīngfèi)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Czech:
rozpočet
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Danish:
budget
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Dutch:
begroting
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Dutch:
budget
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Finnish:
talousarvio
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Finnish:
budjetti
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Finnish:
kustannusarvio
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
French:
budget
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Georgian:
ბიუჯეტი
(biuǯeṭi)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
German:
Budget
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
German:
Etat
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
German:
Haushalt
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Greek:
προϋπολογισμός
(proÿpologismós)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Greenlandic:
budgeti
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Hungarian:
költségvetés
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Indonesian:
anggaran
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Irish:
cáinaisnéis
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Italian:
bilancio
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Japanese:
予算
(yosan)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Japanese:
バジェット
(bajetto)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Khmer:
ថវិកា
(thaʼvikaa)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Korean:
예산
(yesan)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Lao:
ງົບປະມານ
(ngop pa mān)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Malay:
belanjawan
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Malay:
bajet
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Malay:
perbelanjaan
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Māori:
mahere pūtea
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Norwegian Bokmål:
budsjett
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Norwegian Nynorsk:
budsjett
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Iranian Persian:
بودْجِه
(budje)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Polish:
preliminarz
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Portuguese:
orçamento
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Russian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Russian:
сме́та
(sméta)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Spanish:
presupuesto
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Swedish:
budget
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Tagalog:
talagugulan
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Thai:
งบประมาณ
(ngóp-bprà-maan)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Turkish:
bütçe
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Ukrainian:
бюдже́т
(bjudžét)
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Vietnamese:
ngân sách
— itemized summary of intended expenditure
Bulgarian:
съставям бюджет
(sǎstavjam bjudžet)
— construct or draw up a budget
Catalan:
pressupostar
— construct or draw up a budget
Cebuano:
badyet
— construct or draw up a budget
Dutch:
een begroting/budget opmaken/opstellen
— construct or draw up a budget
French:
établir un budget
— construct or draw up a budget
Italian:
preventivare
— construct or draw up a budget
Portuguese:
orçar
— construct or draw up a budget
Portuguese:
fazer orçamento
— construct or draw up a budget
Spanish:
presupuestar
— construct or draw up a budget
Swedish:
budgetera
— construct or draw up a budget
Bulgarian:
предвиждам в бюджета
(predviždam v bjudžeta)
— allow for in a budget
Catalan:
pressupostar
— allow for in a budget
Cebuano:
badyet
— allow for in a budget
Dutch:
budgetteren
— allow for in a budget
Dutch:
begroten
— allow for in a budget
Portuguese:
financiar
— allow for in a budget
Spanish:
presupuestar
— allow for in a budget
Swedish:
budgetera
— allow for in a budget
Catalan:
pressupostar
— plan for the use of in a budget
Cebuano:
badyet
— plan for the use of in a budget
Dutch:
budgetteren
— plan for the use of in a budget
Dutch:
begroten
— plan for the use of in a budget
Polish:
gospodarować
— plan for the use of in a budget
Polish:
przewidywać wydatki
— plan for the use of in a budget
Spanish:
presupuestar
— plan for the use of in a budget
Swedish:
budgetera
— plan for the use of in a budget
