budget
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/noun
उच्चारण बजिट
बजट
Core word
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[C, U]
the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent; an official statement by the government of its plans for spending and taxes
बजट
- the Union Budget
- on a tight budget
- The family drew up a monthly budget.
+ 3 more examples
- The school has a small budget for sports equipment.
- The government presented the budget in February.
- We went over our budget on the wedding.
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very cheap
सस्ता
- a budget hotel
- We stayed in a budget guesthouse near the station in Varanasi.
- They booked a budget airline to save money.
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- Budget phones are popular among students.
- We found a budget restaurant near the college.
Synonyms cheap economical low-cost inexpensive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
budget (countable noun) for/of
A budget is a plan or a sum of money for a period or purpose; use 'for' with the purpose and 'of' with the amount.
Budget किसी अवधि या उद्देश्य के लिए योजना या धनराशि है; उद्देश्य के साथ 'for' और राशि के साथ 'of' आता है।
- The college set a budget of ten lakh rupees for the festival.
- Our budget for the trip is small.
on a budget / within budget / over budget
These phrases tell us how spending compares with the plan: living on limited money, staying within it, or exceeding it.
ये वाक्यांश बताते हैं कि खर्च योजना की तुलना में कैसा है: सीमित पैसे में रहना, उसके भीतर रहना या उससे अधिक होना।
- They travelled on a tight budget.
- The project was finished within budget.
budget (verb) for sth
As a verb, 'budget' means to plan how to spend money; it is followed by 'for' and the item, or a to-infinitive.
क्रिया के रूप में 'budget' का अर्थ धन खर्च करने की योजना बनाना है; इसके बाद 'for' और वस्तु, या to-infinitive आता है।
- Radhika budgets carefully for her monthly expenses.
- The school budgeted for new computers.
budget + noun (adjective use) / the Union Budget
Before a noun it means cheap, as in 'budget hotel'; with capital B, 'the Budget' is the government's yearly financial statement.
संज्ञा से पहले इसका अर्थ सस्ता है, जैसे 'budget hotel'; capital B के साथ 'the Budget' सरकार का वार्षिक वित्तीय विवरण है।
- We stayed in a budget hotel near the station.
- The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget in February.
+Collocations 4
adjective + budget
tightlimitedannualhouseholddefenceeducation
- The family lives on a tight budget.
verb + budget
setplancutbalanceexceedapprovepresent
- Parliament approved the budget after a long debate.
budget + noun
deficitairlinehotelcutsessionspeech
- The Finance Minister delivered the budget speech at eleven.
preposition + budget
on a budgetwithin budgetover budgetunder budgetbeyond the budget
- The bridge was completed under budget.
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- The government increased the budget for rural schools this year.
सरकार ने इस वर्ष ग्रामीण स्कूलों का budget बढ़ाया।
- Make a monthly budget so that you do not overspend.
मासिक budget बनाइए ताकि आप ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा खर्च न करें।
- Radhika bought a budget phone because the price was low.
राधिका ने सस्ता फ़ोन ख़रीदा क्योंकि उसकी क़ीमत कम थी।
- The wedding went over budget because of last-minute guests.
अंतिम समय के मेहमानों के कारण शादी का खर्च budget से ज़्यादा हो गया।
- The company has budgeted for a ten per cent rise in costs.
कंपनी ने लागत में दस प्रतिशत वृद्धि का प्रावधान रखा है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The budget of the trip is very low.
✓ The budget for the trip is very low.
Use 'for' with the purpose of a budget; 'of' is used with the amount.
Budget के उद्देश्य के साथ 'for' आता है; 'of' राशि के साथ आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all deal with money, but they point to different things.
ये सभी शब्द धन से जुड़े हैं, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
A plan for how money will be spent over a period.
किसी अवधि में धन कैसे खर्च होगा, इसकी योजना।
- The family prepares a budget every April.
A single cost, something you actually pay for.
कोई एक खर्च, जिसका आप वास्तव में भुगतान करते हैं।
- Travel is the biggest expense for her.
A sum of money collected or kept for a particular purpose.
किसी विशेष उद्देश्य के लिए जमा या रखी गई धनराशि।
- The school opened a fund for flood victims.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
financial plan allowance funds resources estimate cheap economical low-cost inexpensive
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Union Budget is called the Annual Financial Statement (Article 112); it is presented on 1 February; the Railway Budget was merged with the Union Budget in 2017; RK Shanmukham Chetty presented independent India's first budget (1947).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: केंद्रीय बजट को वार्षिक वित्तीय विवरण कहा जाता है (अनुच्छेद 112); यह 1 फ़रवरी को प्रस्तुत होता है; रेल बजट 2017 में केंद्रीय बजट में मिला दिया गया; आर के षण्मुखम चेट्टी ने स्वतंत्र भारत का पहला बजट (1947) प्रस्तुत किया।