| budget | |
| 1. n. The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame. | |
| 2. n. An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) A compact collection of things. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete, military) A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests. | |
| 6. adj. Of or relating to a budget. | |
| 7. adj. Appropriate to a restricted budget. | |
| We flew on a budget airline. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget. | |
| Budgeting is even harder in times of recession | |
| 9. v. To provide funds, allow for in a budget. | |
| The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously | |
| 10. v. To plan for the use of in a budget. | |
| The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening. | |
