预算 yùsuàn budget
How to remember 预算: 预 in advance + 算 calculate = budget.
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How it is used
- A budget - planned allocation of funds - 制定预算 (zhìdìng yùsuàn) to draw up a budget; 超出预算 over budget.
- Everyday financial noun for households, projects, and governments (国家预算, 广告预算).
- Also a verb ('to budget/estimate cost'); the core sense is the planned money figure.