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+ ==Etymology==

+ From [[enm|bouget|t=wallet]],^(AHD)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|bougette]], diminutive of ''bouge'' “leather bag”,^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|la|bulga|t=leather bag]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD) a word of Gaulish origin,^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) ultimately [[der|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-|t=to swell]].^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) Recorded from the early 15th century in the sense “leather pouch, small bag”.^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)

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+ The financial sense (1733) comes from the image of the treasury minister keeping his fiscal plans in a wallet.^(Etymonline) Compare [[bulge]].^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Noun==

+ '''budget'''

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+ # An itemized estimate of planned spending, often with the expected income, for a given period.^(AHD)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The total amount of money set aside for a particular purpose or period.^(AHD)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A limited stock or supply of something.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

+ # ''(obsolete or dialectal)'' A small bag or pouch, usually of leather.^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Adjective==

+ '''budget'''

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+ # Cheap; suited to someone with limited money.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Verb==

+ '''budget'''

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+ # To plan in advance how money, time, etc. will be spent.^(AHD)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To allow for something in a budget.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To draw up a budget, or to live within one.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}