prebudget

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adjective

Prior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget.

Similar
prebudgetary
OriginEnglish budget ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprebudget (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget.

    Some of the consequences of that reality were on evidence on the occasion of Ignatieff's prebudget visit to Montreal this week.

    2009 January 23, Chantal Hébert, “All the pot-stirring boosts Liberals most”, in Toronto Star

    Synonyms: prebudgetary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePrior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget.

Similar
prebudgetary
Also see
prebudgetary

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishbudget
  10. Englishprebudget

From pre- + budget.

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APA

prebudget. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebudget

MLA

“prebudget.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebudget. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebudget,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebudget.

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