misbudget

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verb

To budget too much or too little.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbmisbudget (third-person singular simple present misbudgets, present participle misbudgeting, simple past and past participle misbudgeted)

present singular third person misbudgets · participle present misbudgeting · participle past misbudgeted · past misbudgeted

  1. To budget too much or too little.

    In fiscal year 1984, BPA spent at least $60 million more on WPPS 2 to misbudget it.

    1985, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Bonneville Power Administration's Repayment of Its Obligations to The U.S. Treasury
    2 more examples

    Because a student misallocates or misbudgets time on one occasion does not necessarily mean the student will do so on all occasions

    1981, Antioch Law Journal - Volumes 1-2, page 41

    Originally R8,840 million was budgeted for and the revised estimate is R6.040 million. I would like an explanation. This is not mentioned in the explanatory memorandum at all. It would seem to be an extremely large amount to misbudget.

    1988, South Africa. Parliament, Debates of Parliament: Hansard - Volume 8, Issues 4-6, page 2506

Origin

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