Buget vs. Budget — What's the Difference?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Published on November 21, 2023
"Buget" is incorrect; "Budget," which refers to an estimated plan of income and expenditure, is the correct spelling.
Difference Between Buget and Budget
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Which is correct: Buget or Budget
How to spell Budget?
Buget
Incorrect Spelling
Budget
Correct Spelling
Key Differences
Associate “Budget” with “fudge” – "Budg-et" where “et” is silent.
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Connect with a common phrase: “Tight budget,” ensuring the “t” in budget is remembered.
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Note the "et" at the end, as in "sunset" and "budget."
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Use the phrase "Big Umbrellas Get Every Drop” to remember the first letters in "Budget."
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Think of "budget" as being related to "budge" plus "t," noting the movement of money.
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Compare with Definitions
Buget
Buget is an incorrect spelling of Budget.
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Budget
A financial plan that estimates income and expenditure over a period.
The company's annual budget was meticulously planned.
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Budget
Allocations or distributions of financial resources.
The team exceeded their project budget.
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Budget
A constraint or limit in spending.
We stayed within a tight budget on our trip.
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Budget
A descriptor for inexpensive items or services.
We stayed at a budget hotel.
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Budget
An itemized summary of estimated or intended expenditures for a given period along with proposals for financing them
Submitted the annual budget to Congress.
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Budget
A systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time, during a given period
A new car will not be part of our budget this year.
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Budget
The total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or period of time
A project with an annual budget of five million dollars.
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Budget
A stock or collection with definite limits
"his budget of general knowledge" (William Hazlitt).
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Budget
Appalachian Mountains A wallet or small pouch.
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Budget
To plan in advance the expenditure of
Needed help budgeting our income.
Budgeted my time wisely.
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Budget
To enter or account for in a budget
Forgot to budget the car payments.
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Budget
To make or use a budget.
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Budget
Of or relating to a budget
Budget items approved by Congress.
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Budget
Appropriate for a restricted budget; inexpensive
A budget car.
Budget meals.
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Budget
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
Limited budget
Unlimited budget
Tight budget
Within the budget
Over the budget
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Budget
(by implication) A relatively small amount of available money.
We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant.
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Budget
An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
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Budget
(obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
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(obsolete) A compact collection of things.
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Budget
A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.
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Budget
Appropriate to a restricted budget.
We flew on a budget airline.
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Budget
(intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget.
Budgeting is even harder in times of recession
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Budget
(transitive) To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously
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(transitive) To plan for the use of in a budget.
The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening.
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Budget
A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.
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Budget
The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.
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Budget
A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose;
The laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
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Budget
A summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them;
The president submitted the annual budget to Congress
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Budget
Make a budget
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A planned summary of financial activity.
The budget detailed expected revenues and expenses.
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Common Curiosities
Which vowel is used before Budget?
A (a budget).
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What is the pronunciation of Budget?
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/.
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What is the singular form of Budget?
Budget.
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Which preposition is used with Budget?
On (on a budget).
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Why is it called Budget?
Derived from the Old French "bougette," a little bag, referring to a wallet where financial documents were kept.
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Which conjunction is used with Budget?
And (budget and expenses).
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What is the plural form of Budget?
Budgets.
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What is the root word of Budget?
Bougette (Old French).
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Is Budget an adverb?
No.
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What is the verb form of Budget?
Budget (same as the noun form).
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Is Budget a countable noun?
Yes.
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Is Budget a collective noun?
No.
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Is Budget a noun or adjective?
Budget can be both a noun and an adjective.
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Is Budget an abstract noun?
Yes.
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Is the Budget term a metaphor?
No.
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What is the opposite of Budget?
Overspend or splurge.
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Is Budget a vowel or consonant?
It is a word, containing both vowels and consonants.
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Which determiner is used with Budget?
The (the budget).
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Which article is used with Budget?
Both "a" and "the" can be used.
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Is Budget a negative or positive word?
Neutral.
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How many syllables are in Budget?
Two.
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What part of speech is Budget?
Noun and adjective.
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Is the word Budget imperative?
No.
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Is the word Budget a Gerund?
No.
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Is the word “Budget” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
It can be used as a direct object.
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How do we divide Budget into syllables?
Bud-get.
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What is a stressed syllable in Budget?
The first syllable.
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What is another term for Budget?
Allotment.
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What is the first/second/third form of Budget?
Budget/budgeted/budgeted.
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How is Budget used in a sentence?
"The family created a strict budget to manage their finances effectively."
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Tayyaba RehmanTayyaba Rehman is a distinguished writer, currently serving as a primary contributor to askdifference.com. As a researcher in semantics and etymology, Tayyaba's passion for the complexity of languages and their distinctions has found a perfect home on the platform. Tayyaba delves into the intricacies of language, distinguishing between commonly confused words and phrases, thereby providing clarity for readers worldwide.
