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budgetary

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪ.tə.ɹi/
  • UK: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪ.tɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 JH IH0 T EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a budget.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a budget

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • budgetary considerations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English budget Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English budgetary From budget + -ary.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բյուջետային (byuǰetayin) — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Catalan: pressupostari — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Dutch: budgettair — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Finnish: budjetäärinen — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Finnish: talousarvio- — of or pertaining to a budget
  • French: budgétaire — of or pertaining to a budget
  • German: haushaltlich — of or pertaining to a budget
  • German: Haushalts- — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Irish: buiséadach — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Irish: cáinaisnéiseach — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Norman: budgétaithe — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Polish: budżetowy — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Portuguese: orçamentário — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Russian: бюдже́тный (bjudžétnyj) — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Slovene: proračunski — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Spanish: presupuestario — of or pertaining to a budget
  • Spanish: presupuestal — of or pertaining to a budget