budget — A plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures; the amount of money available to be spent on something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures; the amount of money available to be spent on something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
Example Sentences
- My pizza budget ran out, so I'm eating ramen for the rest of the month.
- The company needs to budget more carefully for employee coffee consumption.
- We're working with a limited budget for this project.
budget
NOUN[/ˈbʌdʒɪt/]
A plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures; the amount of money available to be spent on something
She plans her monthly budget carefully at the kitchen table.
Fudget the budget, nudget the numbers!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The word budget derives from the French 'bougette', meaning a small leather bag or pouch. In 18th-century Britain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would present financial plans by dramatically removing documents from a leather bag before Parliament, leading to the metaphorical sense of 'budget' as a financial plan or allocation.
Breakdown
bougette (small leather bag, from Old French bourse meaning pouch) → budget (financial plan). The semantic shift occurred through the metonymic process of naming the financial document by the container in which it was presented.
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📝Examples
“My pizza budget ran out, so I'm eating ramen for the rest of the month.”
“The company needs to budget more carefully for employee coffee consumption.”
“We're working with a limited budget for this project.”
“She budgets her time wisely between work and family.”
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