budget
gb/bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/ us/bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
A2
English
~ 1100
költségvetés, büdzsé, beoszt, költségvetést készít, szán, olcsó, fapados, kedvező árú
NOUN
A2
1
költségvetés
B1
büdzsé
B2
Usage pattern:
a budget for [a period/event]
The company approved a larger budget for marketing next year.
A vállalat nagyobb marketingköltségvetést hagyott jóvá a következő évre.
We need to create a budget before we start the renovation.
Költségvetést kell készítenünk, mielőtt belevágunk a felújításba.
The government announced the national budget in parliament today.
Our holiday budget is quite small this year.
She keeps a strict budget to save for her studies.
Learner examples
We made a budget for our trip.
Költségvetést készítettünk az utazásunkhoz.
My family has a small budget for food.
A családunknak kevés pénze jut ételre.
The school has a budget for new books.
I write my budget in a notebook.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'budget' with 'bill'. A bill is a request for payment, while a budget is a plan for spending.
Meaning
Planned income and spending
Collocations
annual budget
|family budget
|tight budget
|national budget
|set a budget
Synonyms
financial plan (More formal term for a detailed outline of income and expenses.)
Antonyms
unplanned spending (Spending money without any pre-set plan or limit.)
Themes
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A plan that shows how much money you will earn and how much you will spend.
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
VERB
B1
2
Usage pattern:
to budget [amount] for [something]
We have to budget carefully if we want to buy a house.
Gondosan be kell osztanunk a pénzünket, ha házat szeretnénk venni.
She budgets $200 each month for groceries.
Havonta 200 dollárt szán élelmiszerre.
They didn't budget enough for unexpected repairs.
Learner examples
I must budget my money this month.
Ebben a hónapban be kell osztanom a pénzemet.
We budget for the holiday every year.
Minden évben külön pénzt szánunk a nyaralásra.
He budgets $50 for books each month.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use 'budget' as a verb without an object or context, but it usually needs something you are budgeting for or the amount.
Meaning
Plan and manage money use
Collocations
budget carefully
|budget wisely
|budget your money
Synonyms
allocate (Focuses on assigning resources to specific purposes, not necessarily money.)
Antonyms
overspend (To spend more than planned or available.)
Themes
finance
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make a plan for how you will use your money.
To plan and control the amount of money to be spent over a period of time.
B1
3
Usage pattern:
a budget [product/service]
We booked a budget hotel near the station.
Egy olcsó szállodát foglaltunk az állomás közelében.
Budget airlines often charge extra for baggage.
A fapados légitársaságok gyakran külön díjat számítanak fel a poggyászért.
They chose a budget smartphone model.
Learner examples
We stayed in a budget hotel.
Egy olcsó szállodában szálltunk meg.
She bought a budget phone.
Olcsó telefont vett.
He likes budget meals.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'budget' (adjective) with 'on a budget' (phrase). The adjective describes the product, not the person’s situation.
Meaning
Low-cost or inexpensive
Collocations
budget airline
|budget hotel
|budget option
Synonyms
economical (Suggests efficiency and avoiding waste, not just low price.)
Antonyms
luxury (Refers to something expensive and high-quality, opposite of low-cost.)
Themes
commerce
|daily life
|finance
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Cheap or not costing much money.
Low in cost; inexpensive, often used to describe products or services designed to be affordable.
Grammar
Dictionary form
budget
IPA
GB/bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
US/bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
Syllables & stress
budget (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (budget)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: budget
- Plural: budgets
Verb
- Base: budget
- 3rd Person Singular: budgets
- Present Participle: budgeting
- Past: budgeted
Word family
Forms
budgets
noun
budgeting
verb
budgeted
verb
Related words
budgetary
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unbudgeted
adjective
Expressions
balance the budget
1/bˈæləns ðə bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
fixed phrase
Match income and spending in plan
To make sure that the money you plan to spend is not more than the money you have or expect to get.
Examples
- The city must balance the budget before the end of the year.
- Families try to balance the budget to avoid debt.
on a budget
1/ˈɔn ə bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
fixed phrase
With little money to spend
Having only a small amount of money to spend.
Examples
- We decorated the apartment on a budget.
- Traveling on a budget can still be fun.
stick to the budget
1/stˈɪk tə ðə bˈʌd͡ʒɪt/
fixed phrase
Follow spending plan strictly
To spend only the amount of money planned and not go over it.
Examples
- We need to stick to the budget if we want to save money.
- It’s hard to stick to the budget during holidays.