balance a/the budget
idiom
: to have enough money to provide the amount to be spent
The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget.
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The Kane County Board, along with a number of its committees, have spent the past several months discussing ways to balance the budget.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
If Harford school officials did not move the $30 million from the school system’s savings — commonly referred to as a fund balance — cuts to personnel and programs would have been needed to balance the budget.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
In other cities the forecast is a tool used to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Consumers can reduce costs by purchasing store-brand pies, according to Wells Fargo; as well as take advantage of 2-liter bottled soft drinks to help balance the budget.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
If Harford school officials did not move the $30 million from the school system’s savings — commonly referred to as a fund balance — cuts to personnel and programs would have been needed to balance the budget.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
In other cities the forecast is a tool used to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Consumers can reduce costs by purchasing store-brand pies, according to Wells Fargo; as well as take advantage of 2-liter bottled soft drinks to help balance the budget.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Balance a/the budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20a%2Fthe%20budget. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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