budget
noun uk/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ us/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
B2 [ C or U ]预算
a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend
The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year. 公司草拟了下一财政年度的预算方案。
Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within (their) budget. 图书馆感到想把支出维持在预算之内越来越难。
B2 [ C ]预算费
the amount of money you have available to spend
an annual budget of £40 million 每年4000万英镑的预算
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- The school budget is going to be cut again this year.
- The project went over budget because of a miscalculation at the planning stage.
- She managed to complete her last film well within budget.
- I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.
- People on limited budgets should avoid travelling during the holiday season if they can.
budget
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ us/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
制订预算，计划（开支）
to plan how much money you will spend on something
An extra $20 million has been budgeted for schools this year. 今年学校预算增加了2000万英镑。
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- They simply said that they had not budgeted for pay increases this year.
- More people are using home computers to help them plan and budget efficiently.
- The financial director says he's budgeting for a full computer upgrade in the New Year.
- Make sure you've budgeted carefully and know that you can actually afford the expense.
- This price rise means that the bill is going to be much higher than we have budgeted for.
budget
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ us/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
B2 低廉的
very cheap
a budget holiday/hotel/price 廉价旅行度假／廉价宾馆／低廉的价格