budgeted

past tense of budget

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of budgeted Kelly gave the example that six years ago NIPSCO employed 230 linemen and now there are approximately 180, a 22% decrease, and gas servicemen are down from the 180 the company budgeted for just a few years ago to 143. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 But for those who’ve budgeted for a $1 million ceiling, there’s still plenty to buy, and genuinely love, according to several real estate agents. — Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 In contrast, Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services has budgeted $360 million to build two new facilities with a total of up to 256 new beds for youth. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026 Under the district’s year-end accounting process, unspent money allocated to specific programs is carried forward in the ending fund balance and budgeted for those programs in the new school year. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Charlotte budgeted $1 million to help fund the school district’s affordable housing teacher village in 2025. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 The memo cites a decline in international enrollment as a cause for lower-than-budgeted projections for this academic year. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026 The revenue question Under the prior administration, Hialeah budgeted a $13 million general fund transfer to the water and sewer fund for fiscal 2026. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Each position is budgeted for 500 hours per year, or up to $15,370 annually. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
Verb
  • Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Write down its document number, recording date, parties and the name of the person or company that prepared it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Van Houten said his decision to not prosecute the case was based on the statement prepared by campus police and signed by the woman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At 25 minutes per episode, the show is designed for streaming services, and it has been given an innovative rollout in Germany this fall, when three episodes will launch on ZDF’s streaming service, with Episode 1 also available on YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Typically made in days or weeks, emergency orders are designed to be temporary, lasting only as cases continue to play out in lower courts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Zhang was one of more than 50 students from China, Singapore, Britain and Australia attending a camp in Beijing organized by the year-old AI learning platform Xinya AI.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The nearby Jefferson drill site, which Redeemer Community Partnership also organized against, elected to shut down in 2018 after the city ordered it to implement stronger health protections.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Budgeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgeted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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