budget

English

/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.
  • An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
  • (obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
  • (obsolete) A compact collection of things.
  • (obsolete) A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bogett borrowed from Old French bougette derived from Latin bulga (a leathern bag knapsack) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (swell, paunch, blow up, pillow, bag).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰelǵʰ-

Gloss

swell, paunch, blow up, pillow, bag

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

枕

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