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budget

/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
bud-get
IPA
/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A relatively small amount of available money.

noun

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

noun

A wallet, purse or bag.

Obsolete

noun

A compact collection of things.

Obsolete

noun

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

Obsolete

adj

Appropriate to a restricted budget.

verb

To construct or draw up a budget.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bogett, bougette, bulga, *bolgā, *bʰelǵʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/
  • British English: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

budgets (plural) budgets (present, singular) budgeting (participle, present) budgeted (participle, past) budgeted (past)

Derived Forms

antibudget budgetary budgeteer budgeter budgetize budgetless budgetwise megabudget microbudget midbudget minibudget misbudget

Phrases

balanced budget black budget budget constraint budget crisis budget cut budget deficit budget hawk budget-priced

Synonyms

bargainous economic low-cost brand X budget cheap cheapie cheapo cheesy competitive dime a dozen economical

Rhymes With

mudgett

Questions

How do you pronounce budget?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/.
What does budget mean?
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
Where does budget come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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