cut the budget

VERB

[/kʌt ðə ˈbʌdʒɪt/]

to reduce the amount of money allocated for spending

💡 Concept

a stern executive sits at a conference table holding a red pen while crossing out expense items on budget sheets. Large stacks of money on the table are being divided into smaller piles. Previously approved project folders are being moved from an "approved" pile to a "cancelled" pile. Other worried employees around the table watch as their department budgets shrink. Some executives shake their heads while looking at calculators showing reduced numbers. the deliberate reduction of money allocated for spending

🎵 Rhyme

Cut the budget in our humble hut, tighten the belt around an empty gut!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kʌt ðə ˈbʌdʒɪt/

🇬🇧 UK/kʌt ðə ˈbʌdʒɪt/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

shutbutguthut

shut

but

gut

hut

🔗Collocations

drastically cut the budget

cut the budget by 20%

forced to cut the budget

cut the marketing budget

cut the budget in half

refuse to cut the budget

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The CEO announced they would cut the budget for office snacks, causing the biggest employee protest in company history.”

“We need to cut the budget for this project to stay within our financial limits.”

😄 Fun example

“After cutting the budget three times, the team's coffee machine became their most valuable asset.”

“The government decided to cut the budget for infrastructure development.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

reduce spendingslash fundstrim expensesdecrease allocation

Antonyms

increase budgetexpand fundingboost allocation

budget reductioncost-cuttingfinancial restraintausterity measures

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cut the budget — to reduce the amount of money allocated for spending

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