Meaning & use
Budgeted
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Planned or allocated an amount of money, time, or other resource in advance for a particular purpose.
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The family budgeted carefully so they could afford a summer vacation.
The city budgeted an extra million dollars for road repairs next year.
A note on using this word
Budget comes from the Old French 'bougette,' meaning a small bag, originally referring to the pouch a finance minister carried to present financial plans.
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