Budget and Outlay

Budget

Budget noun - A sum of money set aside for a particular purpose.

Outlay and budget are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outlay" instead a noun "Budget".

Nearby Words: budge, budgeted, budgeting, budgetary

Outlay

Outlay noun - A payment made in the course of achieving a result.

Budget and outlay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Budget" instead a noun "Outlay".

Nearby Words: outlaid, outlaying

How words are described

initial initial budget initial outlay
massive massive budget massive outlay
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