the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent

预算

a welfare program with a budget of $2 million

预算为 200 万美元的福利计划

The budget for photography has been cut.

摄影方面的预算削减了。

The defence budget was still growing.

国防预算仍在增长。

80% of the annual education budget was spent on teachers' salaries.

年度教育预算中 80% 用于支付教师的薪金。

a package of fiscal policies designed to cut the budget deficit

旨在减少预算赤字的一揽子财政政策

the problems posed by budget cuts and staff shortages

削减预算和人手不足造成的问题

The project was completed within budget .

这个项目在预算之内完成。

If you come in under budget , everyone will be very impressed.

如果没有超出预算，大家都会很佩服你。

Feature movies always run over budget .

故事片总是超支。

We have to keep within a tight budget .

我们必须控制在一个很紧的预算之内。

They need to save ￡8 million this year to balance the budget .

他们今年需要节省 800 万英镑才能平衡预算。

on a budget, if you are on a budget, you do not have much money to spend

钱不多的，控制预算的:

Travellers on a budget might prefer to camp.

钱不多的旅游者可能更喜欢野营。

a book which offers great ideas for decorating on a budget

为装修控制预算而提供良策的一本书

families on a tight budget

经济拮据的家庭

also Budget [BrE] an official statement that a government makes about how much it intends to spend and what taxes will be necessary

〔政府的〕预算案

to carefully plan and control how much money you spend and what you will buy with it

编制预算; 把…编入预算; 按计划花钱:

We'll have to budget more carefully.

我们必须更仔细地安排开支。

This scheme enables you to budget the cost through fixed monthly payments.

这个计划可以让你把费用分摊在每个月里等额偿还。

We've budgeted for a new car next year.

我们已经有预算明年买一辆新车。

if you budget something such as time, you decide how much of it you will need

（为…）作出安排

very low in price – often used in advertisements

经济的，特价的，便宜的〔常用于广告中〕;

budget flights

低价航班

low-budget / big-budget, used for saying how much money has been spent on doing something, especially making a film

〔尤指电影〕低预算的/高预算的:

low-budget movies

低预算电影