Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

budgetary

/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
bud-getary
IPA
/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a budget.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English budget Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English budgetary From budget + -ary.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/
  • British English: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪ.tə.ɹi/

Derived Forms

prebudgetary budgetarily extrabudgetary nonbudgetary

Questions

How do you pronounce budgetary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/.
What does budgetary mean?
Of or pertaining to a budget.
Where does budgetary come from?
Etymology tree English budget Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English budgetary From budget + -ary.

How to pronounce budgetary

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