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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “budget”

“budget” is pronounced /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ (BU-jit) in American English and /bʌdʒɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bud”.
The sound

Say “budget” in 2 beats

Say it like this

budget

/ˈbʌdʒɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bʌdʒɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. budbʌstress
  2. getdʒɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/
IPA (British)
/bʌdʒɪt/
Respelling
BU-jit
Syllables
2 — BUD-get
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BUD-get. “bud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈbʌdʒɪt/

British

/bʌdʒɪt/

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Meaning

What “budget” means

  1. noun

    a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

    “the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year”

  2. noun

    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them

    “the president submitted the annual budget to Congress”

  3. verb

    make a budget

Say it in a sentence

“Our budget will not stretch to a new roof this year.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
bbʌshort udʒjɪshort itt

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Questions

“budget”, answered

How do you pronounce “budget”?

“budget” is pronounced /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ (BU-jit) in American English and /bʌdʒɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bud”. Build it as BUD-get, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “budget” have?

2: bud · get. The beat lands on the first, “bud”.

Is “budget” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ (BU-jit); British English says /bʌdʒɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “budget” mean?

As a noun: a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose For example: “the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “budget”?

Stress the first syllable: BUD-get. “bud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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