Budget vs. Forecast

Budgetnoun

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.

Budgetnoun

An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

Budgetnoun

(obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.

Budgetnoun

(obsolete) A compact collection of things.

Budgetnoun

A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests.

Budgetadjective

Of or relating to a budget.

Budgetadjective

Appropriate to a restricted budget.

Budgetverb

(intransitive) To construct or draw up a budget.

Budgetverb

(transitive) To provide funds, allow for in a budget.

Budgetverb

(transitive) To plan for the use of in a budget.

Budgetnoun

A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.

Budgetnoun

The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries.

Budgetnoun

a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose;

Budgetnoun

a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them;

Budgetverb

make a budget

Budget

A budget is a financial plan for a defined period, often one year. It may also include planned sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities, costs and expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows.

Forecastverb

To estimate how something will be in the future.

Forecastverb

(obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.

Forecastnoun

An estimation of a future condition.

Forecastnoun

A prediction of the weather.

Forecastnoun

(betting) Exacta.

Forecastverb

To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.

Forecastverb

To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices.

Forecastverb

To contrive or plan beforehand.

Forecastnoun

Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.

Forecastnoun

A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation; as, the weather forecast.

Forecastnoun

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Forecastverb

predict in advance

Forecastverb

judge to be probable

Forecastverb

indicate by signs;

Forecastverb

predict or estimate (a future event or trend)

Forecastnoun

a calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.