budget

Definition

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly.

Example Sentences

• "limited budget"
• "unlimited budget"
• "tight budget"