allocate a budget
1allocate — al‧lo‧cate [ˈæləkeɪt] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to decide officially that a particular amount of money, time etc should be used for a particular purpose: allocate something for something • The company has allocated funds for the design of… …
2allocate — [v] assign; divide among admeasure, allot, apportion, appropriate, budget, cut, designate, dish out*, divvy*, earmark, give, mete, set aside, share, slice; concepts 41,98,108,129 Ant. keep, keep together …
3budget — [n] financial plan account, aggregate, allocation, allowance, bulk, cost, estimated expenses, finances, fiscal estimate, funds, means, planned disbursement, quantity, quantum, resources, spending plan, statement, total; concept 332 budget [v]… …
4allocate — 01. The government has agreed to [allocate] funds for the restoration of the old town. 02. The company director wants to [allocate] additional staff to the marketing department. 03. The new budget [allocates] an increase of over a billion dollars …
5budget — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed, limited, low, modest, shoestring, small, tight ▪ The film was was made on a shoestring budget …
6budget — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bowgette, from Middle French bougette, diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag; akin to Old English belg bag more at belly Date: 15th century 1. chiefly… …
7allocate — verb ADVERB ▪ randomly ▪ efficiently ▪ Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently. PREPOSITION ▪ according to, by …
8budget — 1. noun 1) your budget for the week Syn: financial plan, forecast; accounts, statement 2) a cut in the defense budget Syn: allowance, allocation, quota; grant, award, funds, resources …
9budget — 1. noun 1) your budget for the week Syn: financial plan, forecast 2) the defence budget Syn: allowance, allocation, quota, funds, resources, capital 2. verb we have to bu …
10budget — /ˈbʌdʒət / (say bujuht) noun 1. an estimate, often itemised, of expected income and expenditure, or operating results, for a given period in the future. 2. (sometimes upper case) estimates of government income and expenditure. 3. a plan of… …
