What does “budget” mean?
- 1
nounthe amount of money you have or plan to spend
We have a budget of $500 for the trip.
- 2
verbto plan carefully how to spend money
Students need to budget carefully.
- 3
adjectivecheap
We stayed in a budget hotel.
Budget at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun, verb & adjective
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ · BUJ-it
How to use “budget” correctly
“On a budget” means trying to spend as little as possible.
Common phrases with “budget”
- on a budget
- over budget
- tight budget
- budget airline
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