Budget-crunch
noun
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- Budget-deficit
noun the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc, in any one fiscal year Contemporary Examples Mitt Romney’s Pick of Paul Ryan: Bold Doesn’t Always Work Peter Beinart August 12, 2012 Meg Whitman Speaks Lois Romano May 18, 2011 The Case for a VAT Justin Green November 28, 2012 The […]
- Budget-for
verb (transitive, preposition) to allocate, save, or set aside money for (a particular purpose, period, etc): we need to budget for a fuel increase this winter
- Budget-plan
installment plan. Historical Examples Main Street Sinclair Lewis
- Budget-resolution
a resolution adopted by both houses of the U.S. Congress setting forth, reaffirming, or revising the budget for the U.S. government for a fiscal year.
- Budgetary
an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future. a plan of operations based on such an estimate. an itemized allotment of funds, time, etc., for a given period. the total sum of money set aside or needed for a purpose: the construction budget. a limited stock or […]