No. 1,998 in Dutch
budget
An amount of money allocated for a specific purpose.
In a sentence
Mijn maandelijkse budget is beperkt, dus ik moet mijn uitgaven goed plannen.
My monthly budget is limited, so I need to plan my expenses carefully.
In this sentence, 'budget' refers to the amount of money allocated for expenses over a certain period of time (monthly in this case).
De gemeente heeft een groter budget beschikbaar gesteld voor onderwijs.
The municipality has allocated a larger budget for education.
Here, 'budget' denotes the financial resources allocated by an organization (the municipality) for a specific purpose (education).
We kozen een goedkopere bestemming om binnen ons budget te blijven.
We chose a cheaper destination to stay within our budget.
In this example, 'budget' is used to describe the financial limit set for a particular expenditure (travel in this instance).
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