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unbudgeted adjective uk /ˌʌnˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.tɪd/ us /ˌʌnˈbʌdʒ.ɪ.t̬ɪd/ Unbudgeted costs are not included in a budget(= a plan of how much money you will spend on something): The Department of Finance estimates the agency will spend another £37 million in unbudgeted costs this year. Hurricane damage accounted for about £710 million in unbudgeted expenses. We had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for the changes at such short notice. The areas affected by flooding this summer are facing unbudgeted cleanup costs. The staff is clocking up a lot of unbudgeted overtime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Budgeting money balance budget budget something for something budgetary couponing cut back defund draw/pull in your hornsidiom economize economy make ends meetidiom on a shoestringidiom pinch pocket put/lay something on/to one sideidiom save (something) up save on something set someone against someone skimp tighten your beltidiom |