Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbudgeted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: un-bud-get-ed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not allowed for in a budget.

Example Sentences

"He said other unbudgeted costs had to be considered, including a projected $150 million for new subway cars needed to run on the extended line. Mr. Sander, who inherited the deal when he took over the authority in January, said he spoke yesterday to Daniel L. Doctoroff, the deputy mayor for economic development, to explain the authority’s position."
"Unbudgeted expenditure was but a contributory factor in the initial £2.5bn estimate for the WCML upgrade eventually costing four times as much."

Etymology

From un- + budgeted.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unbudgeted mean?: Not allowed for in a budget.
Where does unbudgeted come from?: From un- + budgeted.

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