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to rebudget

to rebudget

4.8
To change a plan for using money when costs change
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbʌdʒɪt/
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  • Having to reorganize and rebudget continually to deal with level or diminished finances.

Examples

  • After receiving unexpected expenses, the company had to rebudget its allocation for the upcoming projects.

  • Having to continually reorganize and rebudget to deal with level or diminished finances.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In light of the recent cuts, the manager decided to rebudget the annual budget to prioritize essential services.

  • The team was instructed to rebudget after the new funding guidelines were released.

Synonyms

to reprogram
vsto rebudget
  • Formal
1 4.7

Move money or resources to a different purpose in a budget

alters the whole financial plan again after new information
to reappropriate
vsto rebudget
  • Formal
7.5

To give money or resources again for a different purpose

changes the financial plan again in response to new circumstances

How Extensive

to overhaul
35 4.6
to rebudget
4.8
to revise
179 3.4
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

rebudget infinitive
rebudgeted past
rebudgeted past participle
rebudgeting present participle
rebudgets third person singular

Morphology

rebudget = budget (transparent) = re + budget

The prefix 're-' keeps its standard meaning 'again', so 'rebudget' means to budget again or anew.

Etymology

Rebudget comes from the parts re- 'again' and budget 'a plan for money', so to rebudget is to make or change a budget again when new costs or information appear.