budgeting
nounUK /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.tɪŋ/
US /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
Budgeting is planning how to spend and save your money.
Mom does the budgeting for our family so we can save for a trip.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of creating a plan for how much money to spend on different things.
The school's budgeting for new books took several weeks.
3. Deciding in advance how much time or effort to give to something.
Good budgeting of your study time helps you finish homework early.
4. A plan that shows how much money you have and how you will use it.
Our club made a budgeting chart for the bake sale.