[ˈbʌdʒɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time
(e.g: keep within the household budget)

- the amount of energy or a specific substance entering, retained by, and leaving an organism or ecosystem
(e.g: the nitrogen budget for tropical and subtropical regions)

- a quantity of written or printed material


Phrases:
- on a budget

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge ‘leather bag’, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. Compare with bulge. The word originally meant a pouch or wallet, and later its contents. In the mid 18th century, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting his annual statement, was said ‘to open the budget’. In the late 19th century the use of the term was extended from governmental to other finances

[ˈbʌdʒɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget
(e.g: the university is budgeting for a deficit)


Phrases:
- on a budget

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge ‘leather bag’, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. Compare with bulge. The word originally meant a pouch or wallet, and later its contents. In the mid 18th century, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting his annual statement, was said ‘to open the budget’. In the late 19th century the use of the term was extended from governmental to other finances

[ˈbʌdʒɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- inexpensive
(e.g: a budget guitar)


Phrases:
- on a budget

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge ‘leather bag’, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. Compare with bulge. The word originally meant a pouch or wallet, and later its contents. In the mid 18th century, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting his annual statement, was said ‘to open the budget’. In the late 19th century the use of the term was extended from governmental to other finances