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budget

[/ˈbʌdʒɪt/]
noun/verbmasculinepl: budgets / orçamentos
orçamento
1. A plan of how to spend money, typically for a person, organization, or government over a specific period
I need to create a monthly budget to manage my expenses.
Preciso criar um orçamento mensal para gerenciar minhas despesas.
2. The amount of money available for spending
Our marketing budget for this year is $50,000.
Nosso orçamento de marketing para este ano é de $50.000.
3. (verb) To plan or allocate money for specific purposes
We budgeted $10,000 for office supplies.
Orçamos $10.000 para materiais de escritório.
Synonyms
allocationfinancial planestimateappropriation
Antonyms
surplusexcess

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
orçamento
Standard term used across Brazil
São Paulo
orçamento
Standard usage, sometimes abbreviated as 'orçam'
Portugal
orçamento
Standard term, often used in government and business contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

balance the budget - equilibrar o orçamento
on a shoestring budget - com um orçamento muito limitado
blow the budget - ultrapassar o orçamento
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