# budgeted

/ˈbədʒɪtəd/ (US) · /bˈʌdʒɪtɪd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/budgeted
Updated: 2026-05-18

## Definition

to plan how much money you will spend on different things. You do this to make sure you do not go over your total amount of money.

For teachers: to allocate a specific amount of money for a particular purpose or period. Often used in the passive voice to describe funds that have been officially set aside.

## Examples

- The company budgeted five thousand dollars for new office chairs.
- The project was budgeted for two years, but the team finished it in just ten months.
- While the initial proposal was budgeted for a modest renovation, the final costs exceeded the original estimate by nearly thirty percent due to unexpected structural repairs.

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