noun · neutral
budget
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/BUD·get
Band 5-6task2speaking
A plan that shows how much money a person, organization or government will spend and receive.
Examples
“The city council approved the annual budget last week.”
“Families on a tight budget often cook at home.”
“We must cut the budget for public services.”
Band 8 sentence
“Faced with shrinking revenues, the council prioritised essential services when drawing up the next fiscal budget.”
Collocations
- national budget
- household budget
- budget cut
Word family
budget nounbudgetary adjectivebudgets noun (plural)
Common mistakes
money→budget
We must budget cut→We must cut the budget
Say it for a higher band
5money→6cost→7+budget
Synonyms
allocation
spending plan
Easily confused
bill
“The government passed the new budget yesterday.”
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In Society & Government
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