diminuir orçamento

[di-mi-nu-ˈir or-ˈsa-men-tu]

verb phrase

cut budget / reduce budget

1. to reduce or lower the amount of money allocated for a specific purpose or project

The government decided to cut the budget for education.

O governo decidiu diminuir o orçamento para educação.

2. to decrease spending or financial allocation

We need to reduce our department's budget due to economic constraints.

Precisamos diminuir o orçamento do nosso departamento devido a restrições econômicas.

NYC Slang

cut the budget / trim the budget

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

diminuir orçamento / cortar orçamento

Both terms are commonly used in official and informal contexts

São Paulo

diminuir orçamento

Standard usage in business and governmental contexts

Portugal

reduzir o orçamento / cortar no orçamento

Portuguese preference for 'reduzir' in formal contexts

apertar o cinto orçamentário (tighten the budget belt)

fazer cortes no orçamento (make budget cuts)

enxugar o orçamento (streamline the budget)

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