/ˈbʌdʒɪt ||; ˈbʌdʒɪt/noun[C,U] 1 a plan of how to spend an amount of money over a particular period of time; the amount of money that is mentioned 支出的预算；预算款项: What's your monthly budget for food? 你每月饮食开支的预算是多少？a country's defence budget 一个国家的国防预算The work was finished on time and within budget. 工作及时完成，开支没有超过预算。The builders are already 20% over budget. 建筑商的开支已经超出预算20%。
2 (also Budget) a statement by a government saying how much money it plans to spend on particular things in the next year and how it plans to collect money （政府的）财政预算案: Do you think taxes will go up in this year's budget? 你认为本年度的预算案会增加税收吗？