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21budget — / bʌdʒɪt/ noun 1. a plan of expected spending and income for a period of time ● to draw up a budget for salaries for the coming year ● We have agreed the budgets for next year. 2. ♦ the Budget the annual plan of taxes and government spending… …
22Budget Surplus — A situation in which income exceeds expenditures. The term budget surplus is most commonly used to refer to the financial situations of governments; individuals speak of savings rather than a budget surplus. A surplus is considered a sign that… …
23Budget — An estimation of the revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time. A budget can be made for a person, family, group of people, business, government, country, multinational organization or just about anything else that makes and… …
24budget — / bʌdʒɪt/ noun 1. a plan of expected spending and income for a period of time ● We have agreed the budgets for next year. 2. ♦ the Budget the annual plan of taxes and government spending proposed by a finance minister. In the UK, this is the… …
25budget deficit — The excess of government expenditure over government income, which must be financed either by borrowing or by printing money. Keynesians have advocated that governments should run budget deficits during recessions in order to stimulate aggregate… …
26Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 — Budget Control Act Full title An Act to establish a new congressional budget process; to establish Committees on the Budget in each House; to establish a Congressional Budget Office; to establish a procedure providing congressional control over… …
27Balanced scorecard — The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a performance management tool which began as a concept for measuring whether the smaller scale operational activities of a company are aligned with its larger scale objectives in terms of vision and strategy. By… …
28Budget — For the rental car company, see Budget Rent a Car. For the car insurance company Budget, see Budget Group of Companies. A budget (from old French bougette, purse) is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan… …
29Budget of NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA insignia Agency overview Formed July 29, 1958 (1958 07 29) …
30Budget Deficit — A financial situation that occurs when an entity has more money going out than coming in. The term budget deficit is most commonly used to refer to government spending rather than business or individual spending. When it refers to federal… …
