under budget
idiom
: involving less money than had been planned for
The project was completed on schedule and under budget.
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Shop the best sale finds here for a bedroom refresh that comes in under budget.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Social Security is not eligible for reform under budget reconciliation, but the bill refused to deal with Medicare, even leaving out basic common-sense changes such as site neutrality for payments.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 July 2025
Companies under budget pressure may decide to delay raises but keep assigning new work.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The legislation will be considered under budget reconciliation rules, meaning there will be a 20-hour limit on debate, and passage will require a simple majority rather than the typical 60 out of 100 votes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Social Security is not eligible for reform under budget reconciliation, but the bill refused to deal with Medicare, even leaving out basic common-sense changes such as site neutrality for payments.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 July 2025
Companies under budget pressure may decide to delay raises but keep assigning new work.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The legislation will be considered under budget reconciliation rules, meaning there will be a 20-hour limit on debate, and passage will require a simple majority rather than the typical 60 out of 100 votes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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“Under budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20budget. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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