budgetary

/ˈbʌdʒɪtəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌdʒɪteri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbə-jə-ˌter-ē -ˌte-rē/ (ame, mw)

budgetary — adjective

  • budgetarypositive
  • more budgetarycomparative
  • most budgetarysuperlative

1. used for plans, limits, or decisions about how much money can be used.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used for plans, limits, or decisions about how much money can be used.

例句

Budgetary limits forced the school to delay the science lab project.

budgetary limits collocation

The mayor announced budgetary changes after flood repairs raised local costs.

budgetary changes in public writing

同義詞
  • fiscal

    more formal; often used for government tax and public spending

  • financial

    broader; covers money matters in general, not only a budget plan

  • spending

    more everyday; common in phrases such as spending cuts

文法句型

budgetary + noun

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as limits, pressure, approval, cuts, or problems, especially in government, school, and business writing. In everyday speech, people often say 'about the budget' instead.

常見錯誤

❌My budgetary is small this month.
✅My budget is small this month.
💡'budgetary' is an adjective, so use 'budget' for the thing itself.
❌The bank gave us budgetary advice on investing.
✅The bank gave us financial advice on investing.
💡'budgetary' is about spending plans and limits, not money topics in general.