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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

预算不足的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùsuàn bùzú de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Underbudget/ˌʌn.dɚˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个项目由于预算不足而进展缓慢。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Provided with an insufficient amount of money in a financial plan or allocation.

    "The newly established department remained underbudget and struggled to acquire necessary equipment."
As verb
  1. 1

    To allocate too little money for an enterprise, project, or operational cost.

    "It is common for first-time filmmakers to underbudget their post-production expenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the prefix under- (denoting insufficiency or being less than normal) with the noun budget, which derives from Old French bougette meaning 'small leather bag'. First appearing in mid-20th century corporate and governmental discourse, the term evolved to describe allocations or expenditures failing to meet financial requirements.

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