# budgeting

Pronunciation: say "BUJ-it-ing" /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of putting together a plan for how money will be earned and spent.
   - Simple: The work of planning how to spend and save your money.
   - _Careful budgeting allowed the startup to survive its first lean year._
   - _The evening course teaches budgeting alongside basic investing skills._

## Verb

2. Present participle of budget. — present participle and gerund of budget
   - Simple: Present participle of budget. Use this form for an action happening now, after a form of "be."
   - _The council is budgeting more funds for road repairs this year._
   - _We are budgeting our time so the project finishes on schedule._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/budgeting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).