to bump up the budget

3.9

To increase the money available for a project or plan

phrasal verb

: aumentar el presupuesto

Due to unexpected expenses, we had to bump up the budget halfway through the project.

Examples

She asked the finance team if they could bump up the budget for marketing this quarter.
After reviewing the initial estimates, the committee decided to bump up the budget for the event.
Let's bump up the budget!
We need to bump up the budget for the new project!
After reviewing the initial estimates, the committee decided to bump up the budget for the event.
Due to unexpected expenses, we had to bump up the budget halfway through the project.
She asked the finance team if they could bump up the budget for marketing this quarter.

Synonyms

to raise

vsto bump up the budget

∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

is specifically about increasing money allocated for a project

to ramp up

vsto bump up the budget

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is about increasing money allocated for a project rather than speed or intensity

to beef up

vsto bump up the budget

Informal

34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

is about increasing money allocated rather than strengthening or improving things

to jack up

vsto bump up the budget

Informal

12 5.9

To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot

is about increasing project money, not necessarily by a large sudden amount

to hike up

vsto bump up the budget

3 4.8

Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount

is about increasing money allocated without implying suddenness

Antonyms

budget cut

57 2.8

Less money given to a department or service in a budget

to prune the budget

4.9

To cut spending by removing unnecessary costs from a budget

Surface Forms

bump up the budget infinitive

bumped up the budget past

bumped up the budget past participle

bumping up the budget present participle

bumps up the budget third person singular

Morphology

bump + up + the + budget

The phrase 'bump up' is a transparent verb+particle combination where 'up' conveys increasing and 'bump' here metaphorically means to raise slightly; combined with 'budget' the overall meaning 'increase the budget' follows directly from the constituents. This compositional, commonly used pattern is cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows the words would very likely infer the meaning.

Etymology

Bump up the budget comes from the simple image of bump up as a small push that moves something higher, like nudging a number on a list, and budget meaning the plan for money. So it means 'to increase the amount of money' for a project.