budget /ˈbʌdʒit/ I. n. c &u]预算,预算拨款:a budget estimate 预算;a deficit budget 预算赤字;keep within the household budget控制在家庭预算之内They have a limited budget.他们可用的钱有限。[考句] The education budget for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.明年的教育经费预算大约是40亿美元,这大大超出人们的预料。[考句]The government has devoted a large slice of its national budget to agriculture than most other countries.该国政府投入农业的财政预算比其他大多数国家要多。‖II.vi. & vt. 编预算,作安排:budget one’s time 安排自己的时间 budget for预算的费用:An extra 20 million has been budgeted for schools this year.今年给学校又追加两千万英镑的预算。‖III. adj. 低廉的,收费公道的: a budget dress 便宜的服装

 

budgetary /ˈbʌdʒitəri/ adj预算上的:state budgetary estimate国家概算 There are huge budgetary pressures on all governments in Europe to reduce their armed forces. 欧洲各国政府都面临着巨大的裁军预算压力。