budget

Everyday

1. A budget is a plan for how much money you will spend and save. tree →
2. A budget is the amount of money you have to spend on something. tree →
3. To budget means to plan carefully how to spend money or time. tree →
4. Budget as an adjective means cheap, as in a budget hotel. tree →
5. A budget can also mean a bag or pack that a traveller carries. tree →

In the lessons

In money lessons and maths, pupils plan a budget for a party or trip, add up costs and check they stay within budget. In everyday life families budget for food and bills. Phrases: on a budget, over budget, within budget, budget for.

Examples

• We have a budget of 20 dollars for the class party. tree →
• Mum makes a budget every month. tree →
• The trip went over budget. tree →
• Let's budget our money so we can buy a gift too. tree →
• We stayed in a budget hotel. tree →
• If the budget is 50 pounds and the food costs 35, we have 15 left. tree →
• Budget your time so you finish your project. tree →
• A poor tinker, who was passing by, lifted up the pudding, and, putting it into his budget, he then walked off. tree →

Note

Countable noun; verb: budgeted (one t), budgeting. In maths, money left = budget minus total spent; if spent is more than the budget, you are over budget.