budget

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

• limited budget
• unlimited budget

A relatively small amount of available money.

• We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant.

An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

A wallet, purse or bag.obsolete

• With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt […]
• The king holds up a hand to the lute player: ‘Thank you, leave us.’ The boy stuffs his music back into his budget and goes out backwards.

A compact collection of things.obsolete

• I set off, therefore, in high spirits, for I felt that I had done good work and was bringing back a fine budget of news for my companions.

A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.obsolete

Appropriate to a restricted budget.not-comparable

• We flew on a budget airline.

To construct or draw up a budget.intransitive

• Budgeting is even harder in times of recession

To provide funds, allow for in a budget.transitive

• The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously

To plan for the use of in a budget.transitive

• The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from wharf facilities to the protocolary opening.