under budget
idiom
: involving less money than had been planned for
The project was completed on schedule and under budget.
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Ensure the items are under budget to reinforce this understanding.
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Amy Slenker-Smith, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
We are frequently assigned the work of two people due to network cost-cutting, only for network executives to receive bonuses for coming in under budget.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Willens said the agency is roughly $100 million under budget for the first six months of bus and subway revenue.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Franklin Alderwoman Courtney Day said the project came in under budget from what the city had projected.
—Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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Amy Slenker-Smith, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
We are frequently assigned the work of two people due to network cost-cutting, only for network executives to receive bonuses for coming in under budget.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Willens said the agency is roughly $100 million under budget for the first six months of bus and subway revenue.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Franklin Alderwoman Courtney Day said the project came in under budget from what the city had projected.
—Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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“Under budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20budget. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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