bud‧get 1 S1 W2 / bʌdʒət, bʌdʒɪt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent

budget of

a welfare program with a budget of $2 million

budget for

The budget for photography has been cut.

We had a really tight budget .

on/within budget (= not using more money than planned )

The project was completed within budget.

under budget (= using less money than planned )

If you come in under budget, everyone will be very impressed.

over budget (= using more money than planned )

Feature movies always run over budget.

2 on a budget if you are on a budget, you do not have much money to spend :

Travellers on a budget might prefer to camp.

a book which offers great ideas for decorating on a budget

families on a tight budget

3 ( also Budget ) British English an official statement that a government makes about how much it intends to spend and what taxes will be necessary

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + budget

an annual/monthly/weekly budget The organization has an annual budget of $24 million.

the national/federal/state budget He has a plan to balance the federal budget.

the defence/education etc budget We had to make cuts in the defence budget.

the family/household budget Often the husband and wife contribute equally to the family budget.

a big/large budget The club does not have a large budget for new players.

a small/low/limited budget It was a project with a low budget.

a tight budget (= small and limited ) Most young people have to live within a tight budget.

a fixed budget Our clients usually have a fixed budget.

a shoestring budget (= a very small budget ) The film had been made on a shoestring budget.

a total budget The National Institute of Health had a total budget of $11. 3 billion.

an overall budget (= total ) There has been an increase in the overall budget made available by the Government for training.

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have a budget Hospital caterers have a budget of about £20 per person per week.

overspend your budget The Metropolitan Police has overspent its budget by £70 million.

keep within a budget (= spend only the money that is available ) Further cuts are needed in order to keep within the budget.

balance the budget (= spend only the money that is available ) the importance of balancing the budget and cutting taxes

budget + NOUN

a budget deficit (= when a government has spent more money than it has ) The country has a budget deficit of over $4 billion.

a budget surplus (= when a government has more money than it spends ) A huge budget surplus of over £16 billion was recorded.

budget cuts (= reductions in the amount of money that is available ) The department has suffered severe budget cuts.