Business Dictionary : Budget
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Budget : noun : plan of expected spending and income (usually for one year)
• To draw up a budget
• We have agreed the budgets for next year. Advertising Budget = money planned for spending on advertising Cash Budget = plan of cash income and expenditure Overhead Budget = plan of probable overhead costs Publicity Budget = money allowed for expected expenditure on publicity Sales Budget = plan of probable sales The Budget = the annual plan of taxes and government spending proposed by a finance minister • The minister put forward a budget aimed at boosting the economy
• To balance the budget = to plan income and expenditure so that they balance
• The president is planning for a balanced budget. Budget Account (In a bank) = bank account where you plan income and expenditure to allow for periods when expenditure is high by paying a set amount each month Cheap Budget Department (In shops) = cheaper department Budget Prices = low prices From Budget to HOME PAGE
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