budget _noun

ADJECTIVES

fixed, limited, low, shoestring, small, tight, tiny
・Our travel plans are restricted due to our limited budget.

modest, realistic, restricted
・We have a modest budget for this project.

big, huge, large, unlimited, generous
・The charity organization received a huge budget from donors.

annual, monthly, weekly, yearly
・The organization has a large annual budget.

overall, total • draft
・The company's total budget for advertising has increased by 20%.

family, personal
・The unexpected medical bills put a strain on our family budget this month.

federal, government, municipal, national, state
・The state budget for public safety includes funding for police and fire departments.

defence, education, health, housing, military, social security, (social) welfare
・The military budget has been a point of controversy in recent years.

advertising, marketing, training
・A small marketing budget can still be effective with the right strategy in place.

VERBS

get, have
・I'm afraid we won't have enough budget to cover all the expenses.

allocate, draw up, plan, set
・We will be able to start the project once the budget has been allocated.

present, propose, submit
・The finance team has presented the budget for next year.

approve, agree
・The manager approved a large budget for the new product launch.

balance, control • revise
・The government is struggling to balance the budget.

adhere to, keep to, stick to, keep within, stay within
・They were unable to stick to the budget and ended up in debt.

exceed, go over, overspend, run over, blow
・The project exceeded the budget by a significant amount.

cut, reduce, slash • increase
・She warned the team to cut the budget, but they did not listen.

allow, permit • go on
・The budget allows for hiring two new employees this year.

NOUNS

expenditure • deficit, surplus
・The company's budget deficit forced them to cut jobs.

constraint, limit • cuts
・The company is operating under a budget constraint this quarter.

plans, proposals • allocation
・The budget allocation for research and development has increased this year.

Budget Day
・Investors are paying close attention to the announcements on Budget Day.

PREPOSITIONS

in
・The company approved a bonus for employees in the budget.

below/under
・The CEO was pleased to see that expenses were below budget.

on
・She is planning a trip on a tight budget.
・They were able to complete the project on time and on budget.

over
・They had to delay the project because it was over budget.

within
・We had to cut some expenses to stay within the budget.

for
・The department's budget for travel was reduced this year.

of
・She was given a budget of $10,000 for the project.

budget _verb

ADVERBS

carefully, sensibly
・He advised his clients to budget carefully to achieve their financial goals.

PREPOSITIONS

for
・The company budgeted for the new product launch.