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set a budget
/sɛt ə ˈbʌdʒɪt/set a BUD·get
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to decide how much money you will spend on something (e.g. for a trip or month)
Examples
“We set a budget for the holiday and stuck to it.”
“Set a budget before you start shopping to avoid overspending.”
“Parents should help teenagers learn to set a budget.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before renovating the house, we set a realistic budget to avoid any unexpected costs.”
Collocations
- set a monthly budget
Word family
budget nounbudgeting nounbudgetary adjective
Common mistakes
set budget→set a budget
make budget→set a budget
Say it for a higher band
5plan spending→6make a budget→7+set a budget
Synonyms
plan spending
Easily confused
stick to a budget
“We need to stick to a budget if we want to save money.”
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