1
as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
we've spent a little more than our budget this year
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time
the tour group had a whole budget of complaints
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in reasonable
costing little
a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of budget
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2025
Versatility For the home cook who may not have a ton of space or budget to have multiple cooking appliances, some models smoke and grill.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
Hardware manufacturers should budget for rising costs in aluminum, steel and lithium-ion batteries, which are critical for data centers and electric vehicles.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for budget
Noun
Electric shock But industry chiefs are worried about Trump’s tariffs, and analysts are raising concerns about budget overruns and delayed timelines.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2025
Versatility For the home cook who may not have a ton of space or budget to have multiple cooking appliances, some models smoke and grill.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Last month it was revealed that the mid-budget Western movie would continue with its production.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
As the rom com got further and further buried under capes and spandex and piles of money, so did the mid-budget Austen adaptations, with a few exceptions.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 18 July 2022
Verb
The 2025 Apple Mac Studio with M3 Ultra is a monster of a workstation that gets our recommendation for offices and studios that need unbridled power and are able to budget for it.
—PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
Hardware manufacturers should budget for rising costs in aluminum, steel and lithium-ion batteries, which are critical for data centers and electric vehicles.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for budget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budget
Noun
-
The payout is four times the maximum amount available to those who submit claims via the state's settlement fund for abuse victims, though less than half the amount a jury awarded last May in another lawsuit, the first of its kind that went to trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
-
Send money overseas, using this sortable list of Best Buys in international funds.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The addition of dozens of games for broadcast TV increases supply in the market at a time when demand for linear TV is waning — a problem the NFL has faced in the recent past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
-
British naval blockades cut off supplies of saltpeter from traditional sources in India and South America.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
That would give it around 240 miles of range in the real world, which is reasonable.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
-
The plaintiffs’ argument broadens the scope of EPCA beyond reasonable bounds, District Judge Ronnie Abrams wrote in the court’s opinion.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The team plans to debut Painter in July after a successful return (so far) from Tommy John surgery that knocked out his past two seasons.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Things didn't quite go as the scientists planned, however, resulting in an extremely miffed bunch of people consigned to a life in dingy tunnels.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Yet, without these natural nitrate deposits, American war efforts would have suffered.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
-
Gold is abundant in the region, which also has rich deposits of rare metals such as coltan, used to make capacitors, and niobium, used to make superalloys for jet engines and hypersonic missiles.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
What To Know Despite growing inventory and widespread price reductions, home prices are still rising in most of the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
-
In a historic milestone, months before the 2025 tournament was set to begin, Disney and ESPN announced the complete sellout of advertising inventory for the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Being cheap is completely foolish and a lot of people make that mistake.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
-
Replacement filters are cheap and the reservoir holds 2.4 liters.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The system, designed by Lufthansa Technik for Bombardier, is a spectrum of 24 pre-programmed daylight settings to naturally speed up one’s biological clock.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
-
And manufacturers are working on more products that are designed to easily replace gas appliances.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budget. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share