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budget augmentation

[ˈbʌdʒɪt ɔːɡmenˈteɪʃən]
nounpl: budget augmentations
aumento orçamentário
1. An increase in the allocated funds or financial resources for a specific budget, project, department, or organization
The university requested a budget augmentation to expand its research facilities.
A universidade solicitou um aumento orçamentário para expandir suas instalações de pesquisa.
2. The process or act of supplementing an existing budget with additional financial resources
Budget augmentation was approved by Congress to address the emergency response needs.
O aumento orçamentário foi aprovado pelo Congresso para atender às necessidades de resposta a emergências.
Synonyms
budget increasebudget boostfunding increaseappropriation increasefinancial enhancement
Antonyms
budget cutbudget reductionbudget decreasebudget constraintfinancial retrenchment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aumento orçamentário
Most commonly used term in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
aumento de orçamento
Alternative phrasing commonly used in business contexts
Portugal
aumento orçamental
European Portuguese uses 'orçamental' instead of 'orçamentário'

Related Idioms & Phrases

increase the purse strings
loosen the budget
pump more money into
allocate additional funds
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