Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minibudget

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: minibud-get
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small budget.

noun

A budget statement proposed by a government between annual budgets, involving special economic measures.

British usage

Example Sentences

"You can start these lessons by creating a minibudget with your children. Start with two spending lists: one for essentials and the other for nonessentials. In the essentials category, you might include expenses like lunch money and clothing."
"Somehow, she managed her household with only a minibudget based on the family's share of farm crops, eggs, and livestock."
"Unions have reacted with fury to the prospect of the government scrapping a cap on bankers’ bonuses, as ministers geared up for a return to near-normal politics next week, topped by an emergency mini-budget on Friday."

Etymology

From mini- + budget.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mini-
Suffix: budget

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

minibudgets (plural) mini-budget (alternative)

Questions

What does minibudget mean?: A small budget.
Where does minibudget come from?: From mini- + budget.

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