Budget
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
budget (noun)1.
chiefly dialect a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack , also its contents
2.
- stock supply
3.
a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation , also an account of gains and losses of such a quantity - the global carbon budget
4.
a) a statement of the financial position of an administration for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them
b) a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures
c) the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose
transitive verb
1.
a) to put or allow for in a budget
b) to require to adhere to a budget
2.
a) to allocate funds for in a budget - budget a new hospital
intransitive verb
b) to plan or provide for the use of in detail - budgeting manpower to put oneself on a budget - budgeting for a vacation
suitable for one on a budget - inexpensive
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
budget (adjective)costing little
SYNONYMS:
affordable, bargain-basement, budget, cheapie, cheapo, chintzy, cut-price, cut-rate, dime-store, dirt cheap, el cheapo, inexpensive, low, low-end, popular, reasonableRELATED WORDS:
cheapish, moderate; discount, discounted, fire-sale, lowered, reduced; wholesale; valueless, worthless; supercheap, ultracheapNEAR ANTONYMS:
increased, inflated; exorbitant, extravagant, overpriced, prohibitive, prohibitory, steep, stiff, superexpensive, ultraexpensive, unreasonable; invaluable, priceless; luxurious1.
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
SYNONYMS:
account, budget, deposit, kitty, nest egg, poolRELATED WORDS:
chest, coffer(s); assets, savings, savings account; bankroll, cache, collection, cushion, hoard, pocketbook, reserve, treasure; petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money2.
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
SYNONYMS:
budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stockRELATED WORDS:
reserve, resource; cache, hoard, stockpile; refill, renewal, replacement; kitty, nest egg, pot, purse; fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspringto work out the details of (something) in advance
SYNONYMS:
arrange, blueprint, budget, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), organize, prepare, project, scheme (out), shape, strategize (about)RELATED WORDS:
conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, plot, put up; concert, get up; draft, outline, sketch; aim, figure, have on, intend, mean; contemplate, meditate, premeditate