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unrestricted budget

[/ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd ˈbʌdʒɪt/]
nounpl: unrestricted budgets
orçamento sem restrições
1. A budget that has no limits or constraints on spending; funds that can be allocated freely without predetermined restrictions
The research department received an unrestricted budget to pursue their innovative projects.
O departamento de pesquisa recebeu um orçamento sem restrições para prosseguir com seus projetos inovadores.
2. In accounting and finance, funds that are not designated for specific purposes and can be used at the discretion of management
The charity's unrestricted budget allowed them to address urgent needs as they arose.
O orçamento sem restrições da instituição de caridade permitiu-lhes atender às necessidades urgentes conforme surgiam.
Synonyms
flexible budgetdiscretionary budgetundesignated budgetopen budget
Antonyms
restricted budgetdesignated budgetearmarked budgetconstrained budget

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
orçamento sem restrições
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
orçamento livre
Alternative more colloquial term sometimes used in business contexts
Portugal
orçamento sem limitações
Preferred in European Portuguese, more formal alternative

Related Idioms & Phrases

blank check
have a free hand
open purse strings
no strings attached
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