Thesaurus results for BUDGETING

budgeting

verb

present participle of budget

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy

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Recent Examples of budgeting What to consider when researching home warranty plans A home warranty is best employed as a budgeting tool, not an overall promise of repairing or replacing all your out-of-service appliances and systems. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Parents who once spent an hour in a Target aisle are budgeting like accountants. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 That can mean sharing the story of how the family built its wealth, including the sacrifices involved, teaching budgeting and investing early, and involving children in charitable decisions long before any inheritance is on the table. — Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 According to a recent PwC consumer survey, 73% of parents plan to use AI somewhere in their back-to-school shopping journey, whether that's researching products, comparing prices, budgeting or finding discounts. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Results and forecasts from retail giants Target and Walmart could provide more insight into how households are budgeting and spending. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Instead of budgeting for $1,800 in tissues, the school insists on agitating parents all summer over crap like this. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 That said, budgeting for many of the additional measures outlined in the plan remains unclear, according to Le Monde. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026 That approach can make budgeting more predictable and help agencies identify unused or underutilized licenses before committing to additional purchases. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

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Instead of managing an entire meal, planning for just dessert and drinks frees you up to tidy the house or relax without standing over a stove for hours before guests arrive.

— Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026
As the weather begins to cool and the corn stalks reach for the sky, farms begin planning for their annual corn maze adventures.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

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Others have discovered that designing an impressive concept and manufacturing a safe, reliable vehicle at scale are two very different challenges.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Adam Mosseri was called to the stand on Tuesday as part of a 2026 federal trial against Meta in which 29 state attorneys accuse the company of designing its wares to addict minors.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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