(Accounting 会计) [countable, uncountable] a plan for a particular period of time of the income and spending of a company, an organization or part of a company, etc.预算；预算案◆Each department sets its own budget.各部门制订自己的预算。◆Revenues are approximately in line with the budget.收入大致与预算一致。◆Sales have exceeded budget expectations this year.今年销量额已超过了预算中的预期。⨁an annual / a departmental / draft budget年度／部门预算；预算草案 ⨁ to agree / approve / balance / draw up / present / set a budget同意／批准／平衡／拟定／递交／制订预算 ⨁ below / in line with / on / over / under / within budget低于／符合／按照／超出预算；预算下／内 ⨁ budget constraints / cuts预算限制／削减 (Economics 经济学) (BrE spelling also Budget) [countable] the official statement made by a government of the country's income from taxes, etc. and how it will be spent政府的年度预算◆tax cuts in this year's Budget本年度政府预算中的税收削减◆The budget deficit widened to 2.6% of GDP.政府预算赤字扩大到占国内生产总值的 2.6%。⨁the annual / draft / federal / government budget年度预算；预算草案；联邦／政府预算 ⨁ a balanced budget平衡预算 ⨁ an austere / a tax-cutting / tough budget紧缩／减税／严格预算 ⨁ a budget deficit / shortfall / surplus预算赤字／差额／盈余 [countable, uncountable] an amount of money that a person or a company can spend on particular activities, equipment, etc.预算拨款；专款◆He was given a budget of $1 billion to buy assets.他获得了 10 亿元的预算拨款用于购买资产。◆We had to furnish the offices on a tight budget (= without spending too much money).我们只能用紧绌的预算拨款来布置办公室﹙不可花太多金钱﹚。◆Is there any money left in the advertising budget?广告预算中还有余款吗？◆They went over budget (= spent too much money).他们超出了预算（花了太多的钱）。◆The project came in under budget (= did not spend all the money available). 这项目控制在预算之内﹙没有花光所有钱﹚。⨁a generous / large / low / small / tight budget宽松的／大额／低额／小额／紧绌的预算拨款 ⨁ to be given / have / keep to a budget获得／有预算拨款；在预算内 ⨁ to be/come in below / over / under / within budget低于／超出／未超出预算；预算内 ⨁ to cut / trim a budget削减／减少预算 balanced budget capital budget cash budget sales budget variable budget