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undesignated budget

[/ˌʌndɛzɪɡˈneɪtɪd ˈbʌdʒɪt/]
nounpl: undesignated budgets
orçamento não designado
1. A budget allocation or fund that has not been assigned to a specific purpose, department, or project
The company held an undesignated budget of $50,000 for emergency expenses.
A empresa mantinha um orçamento não designado de $50.000 para despesas de emergência.
2. Government or organizational funds that remain unallocated and available for discretionary use
The committee approved an undesignated budget to be distributed based on departmental needs.
O comitê aprovou um orçamento não designado para ser distribuído de acordo com as necessidades departamentais.
Synonyms
unallocated budgetdiscretionary budgetflexible budgetcontingency budget
Antonyms
designated budgetallocated budgetearmarked budgetrestricted budget

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
orçamento não designado
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese administrative and financial contexts
São Paulo
orçamento sem destinação específica
More formal alternative used in corporate environments
Portugal
orçamento não afetado
Common usage in Portuguese government and public administration

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep funds in reserve
hold money in contingency
flexible funding pool
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