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capped budget

[/kæpt ˈbʌdʒɪt/]
nounpl: capped budgets
orçamento limitado
1. A budget that has a maximum limit or ceiling, preventing expenditures from exceeding a predetermined amount
The government implemented a capped budget to control spending on public projects.
O governo implementou um orçamento limitado para controlar os gastos em projetos públicos.
2. A financial plan with a fixed upper limit on total spending across all categories or departments
The university operates under a capped budget of $50 million per year.
A universidade funciona sob um orçamento limitado de 50 milhões de dólares por ano.
Synonyms
budget ceilinglimited budgetconstrained budgetorçamento com tetoorçamento restrito
Antonyms
unlimited budgetopen budgetflexible budgetorçamento ilimitado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
orçamento limitado
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
orçamento com teto
Used in business and financial contexts
Portugal
orçamento com limite
Common in European Portuguese administrative language

Related Idioms & Phrases

tight budget
stay within budget
blow the budget
manter-se dentro do orçamento
limite orçamentário
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