to be on a (tight) budget

  • 11tight*/*/ — [taɪt] adj I 1) fitting closely around your body or part of your body Ant: loose a tight shirt/dress[/ex] 2) holding someone or fastening something very firmly Ant: loose a tight knot[/ex] Baxter kept a tight grip on the prisoner s arm.[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 12Budget Group of Companies — Infobox Company company name = Budget Insurance Group company type = Public foundation = 1992 location = Peterborough, United Kingdom num employees = 1450 [http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=847 ArticleID=1851398]… …

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  • 13budget — [[t]bʌ̱ʤɪt[/t]] ♦♦ budgets, budgeting, budgeted 1) N COUNT: with supp Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to… …

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  • 14budget — 1 / bVdZKt/ noun (C) 1 a plan of how a person or organization will spend the money that is available in a particular period of time, or the money itself: planning the annual budget (+ of): a welfare program with a budget of $2 billion |… …

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  • 15budget — an estimate of expenses and revenue required. Glossary of Business Terms A detailed pro forma schedule of financial activity, such as an advertising budget, a sales budget, or a capital budget. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * Budget Bud‧get… …

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  • 16Budget — A detailed schedule of financial activity, such as an advertising budget, a sales budget, or a capital budget. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * Budget Bud‧get [ˈbʌdʒt] noun [countable] ECONOMICS an official statement that a government …

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  • 17tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ …

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  • 18on a tight/limited budget — on a (tight/limited) budget ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING not having much money: »Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments. Main Entry: ↑budget …

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  • 19on a budget — on a (tight/limited) budget ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING not having much money: »Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments. Main Entry: ↑budget …

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  • 20on a limited budget — on a (tight/limited) budget ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING not having much money: »Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments. Main Entry: ↑budget …

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