to budget for
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2.7
- phrasal verb
- /ˈbʌdʒɪt fɔr/
:
presupuestar
- Before planning the event, we need to budget for food and decorations.
- budget for this year
And am I willing to budget for that or is that cost too severe and at odds with the goal that I'm trying to achieve?
- And am I willing to budget for that or is that cost too severe and at odds with the goal that I'm trying to achieve?
Examples
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I expect him to approve a budget for your census within the month.
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Institutions budget for recruiters and associated expenses such as travel and recruiting materials.
Academic text (2008) -
So the half cycle time is how much time you budget for the run, including those late ones, right?
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Is it something that you budget for and, you know, are you trying to make more room for giving?
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Do we have the budget for that?
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It's in the budget for next year.
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We have a budget for it.
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And what's the budget for the office?
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Basically, you need to budget for it if you run an operation on a predictable basis.
Academic text (1996) -
If you get a pet, you have to budget for emergencies or buy insurance.
Blog text (22)
How Carefully
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'budget' (plan how much money to spend) combined with the preposition 'for' (indicating purpose) yields a meaning that is directly derivable: to plan money for a particular purpose and include it in a budget. This verb+preposition composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Budget for comes from the simple idea of making a money plan: you write how much in your budget is for a particular item. So 'budget for' means to plan and set aside money for that purpose.