How to pronounce budget
Say it like BUHJ-it. Budget has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUHJ).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce budget. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- BUHJ
- it
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Budget pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BUHJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
- itKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of budget
American and British speakers say budget in essentially the same way: /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ in the US and /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ in the UK.
British respelling: BUHJ-it.
What does budget mean?
- a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose“the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year”
- a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them“the president submitted the annual budget to Congress”
- make a budget
Where does budget come from?
Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bello
Questions about saying budget
How do you pronounce budget?
Say BUHJ-it. The American pronunciation is /ˈbʌdʒɪt/. In British English it is /ˈbʌdʒɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in budget?
Budget has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BUHJ). Broken into parts: BUHJ · it.
Do Americans and Brits say budget the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ and the British form is /ˈbʌdʒɪt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.