100 Other Words for “Budget”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Account plan	Planned use of account funds.
2.	Allocation	Assigned portion of resources.
3.	Allotment	Officially granted share of funds.
4.	Appropriation	Authorized spending amount.
5.	Arms-length estimate	Independent cost estimate.
6.	Balance sheet plan	Plan guided by assets and liabilities.
7.	Baseline estimate	Starting point cost projection.
8.	Bill of costs	Itemized listing of expenses.
9.	Bottom line	Net result after costs.
10.	Breakdown	Detailed split of costs.
11.	Budgetary cap	Upper limit on spending.
12.	Capital plan	Plan for long-term investments.
13.	Cash plan	Plan for cash usage.
14.	Cashflow forecast	Projection of cash in and out.
15.	Ceiling	Maximum allowed spending level.
16.	Charge plan	Plan for expected charges.
17.	Cost allowance	Permitted amount to spend.
18.	Cost blueprint	Design for managing costs.
19.	Cost ceiling	Maximum allowed cost.
20.	Cost estimate	Approximate expected expense.
21.	Cost framework	Structure for cost planning.
22.	Cost model	Representation of expected costs.
23.	Cost outlook	Forward-looking view of costs.
24.	Cost plan	Plan for spending and costs.
25.	Cost projection	Forecasted future costs.
26.	Cost schedule	Timeline of expected costs.
27.	Cost target	Desired spending level.
28.	Costing	Process of calculating costs.
29.	Credit limit	Maximum allowed borrowing amount.
30.	Cutoff	Spending limit or threshold.
31.	Delineation	Clear separation of cost items.
32.	Departmental plan	Spending plan for a department.
33.	Disbursement plan	Plan for paying out funds.
34.	Dollar plan	Plan expressed in dollars.
35.	Draft estimate	Preliminary cost estimate.
36.	Earmark	Funds set aside for a purpose.
37.	Envelope	Fixed spending amount for a category.
38.	Estimate	Approximate calculation of cost.
39.	Expenditure plan	Planned spending over time.
40.	Expense cap	Maximum permitted expenses.
41.	Expense ceiling	Upper bound on expenses.
42.	Expense estimate	Approximate expected expenses.
43.	Expense forecast	Predicted future expenses.
44.	Expense limit	Set boundary on spending.
45.	Expense plan	Plan for anticipated expenses.
46.	Expense projection	Projected level of expenses.
47.	Expense report plan	Planned tracking of expenses.
48.	Fiscal blueprint	Overall design for finances.
49.	Fiscal framework	Structure guiding financial decisions.
50.	Fiscal outline	High-level financial plan.
51.	Fiscal plan	Plan for revenues and spending.
52.	Fiscal program	Coordinated set of financial actions.
53.	Fiscal scheme	Organized approach to finances.
54.	Funding cap	Maximum available funding.
55.	Funding envelope	Total funds available for use.
56.	Funding plan	Plan for securing and using funds.
57.	Funding profile	Expected funding over time.
58.	Funds allocation	Distribution of available funds.
59.	General plan	Broad plan for spending.
60.	Grant limit	Maximum grant amount allowed.
61.	Guideline figure	Suggested amount to spend.
62.	Household plan	Spending plan for a household.
63.	In-year plan	Plan within the current year.
64.	Income plan	Plan for expected income.
65.	Indicative figure	Approximate guiding amount.
66.	Itemized plan	Plan listing each expense item.
67.	Ledger plan	Plan organized by ledger entries.
68.	Limit	Maximum amount permitted.
69.	Line items	Individual entries in a cost list.
70.	Long-range plan	Plan covering a long period.
71.	Management plan	Plan for controlling resources.
72.	Means	Available financial resources.
73.	Money plan	Plan for handling money.
74.	Monthly plan	Spending plan for a month.
75.	Operating plan	Plan for routine operations spending.
76.	Outlay plan	Plan for expenditures.
77.	Outlook	Expected financial situation ahead.
78.	Pay plan	Plan for payments due.
79.	Payment plan	Schedule for making payments.
80.	Payout plan	Plan for disbursing money.
81.	Plan	Intended course for spending.
82.	Price cap	Maximum price allowed.
83.	Projected spend	Expected amount to be spent.
84.	Provision	Amount set aside for a need.
85.	Resource plan	Plan for using resources.
86.	Resource pool	Available set of resources.
87.	Resource schedule	Timing of resource use.
88.	Revenue plan	Plan for expected revenues.
89.	Savings plan	Plan to set money aside.
90.	Schedule of costs	List and timing of costs.
91.	Spend plan	Plan for how money will be spent.
92.	Spending cap	Maximum allowed spending.
93.	Spending ceiling	Upper limit on spending.
94.	Spending plan	Plan for expenditures.
95.	Spending target	Desired spending amount.
96.	Statement of costs	Summary of costs.
97.	Subsidy limit	Maximum subsidy permitted.
98.	Sum	Total amount of money.
99.	Target	Goal amount for spending.
100.	Threshold	Level at which limits apply.