budget
A budget is a formal financial plan that estimates the amount of money earned and spent over a specific period of time. It acts as a guide for managing resources, ensuring that expenditures do not exceed the available funds for a project, household, or organization.
Beispiele
3 von 5My roommate and I need to create a weekly budget for our shared grocery expenses.
My roommate and I need to make a plan for how much money we spend on food each week.
The committee has requested a detailed budget proposal before the commencement of the fiscal year.
The board asked for a specific financial plan before the new business year starts.
I'd love to go on the trip, but I'm on a really tight budget this month.
I want to travel, but I don't have much money to spend right now.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'B' in budget as a 'Balance' – it is your way of balancing what you earn with what you spend.
Schnelles Quiz
The university had to reduce its research ________ due to the lack of government funding.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: budget
Beispiele
My roommate and I need to create a weekly budget for our shared grocery expenses.
everydayMy roommate and I need to make a plan for how much money we spend on food each week.
The committee has requested a detailed budget proposal before the commencement of the fiscal year.
formalThe board asked for a specific financial plan before the new business year starts.
I'd love to go on the trip, but I'm on a really tight budget this month.
informalI want to travel, but I don't have much money to spend right now.
The study analyzes the correlation between national education budgets and literacy rates in developing countries.
academicThe research looks at how government spending on schools relates to reading ability.
If we don't cut costs immediately, we are going to blow the budget by the end of the quarter.
businessWe will spend more money than we planned if we do not reduce our expenses soon.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
on a shoestring budget
with a very small amount of money
within budget
not spending more than the amount allowed
blow the budget
to spend significantly more than planned
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A budget is a plan for future spending, whereas an expense is the actual money already spent.
Income is the money you receive; a budget is the plan for how you handle both income and expenses.
Nutzungshinweise
The word 'budget' can be used as a noun (a plan), a verb (to plan spending), and an adjective (meaning inexpensive, as in 'budget airlines'). In academic writing, it often refers to government or institutional financial allocations.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget to use the preposition 'for' when using budget as a verb; instead of saying 'I need to budget my vacation,' it is more common to say 'I need to budget for my vacation.'
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'B' in budget as a 'Balance' – it is your way of balancing what you earn with what you spend.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Middle English word 'bowgette,' which came from the Old French 'bougette,' meaning a small leather bag or pouch for carrying money.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western societies, being 'on a budget' is seen as a sign of financial responsibility and maturity, whereas in some high-consumption cultures, it might be viewed as a sign of financial struggle.
Schnelles Quiz
The university had to reduce its research ________ due to the lack of government funding.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: budget
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