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Budget vs Salary - What's the difference?

budget | salary |

As nouns the difference between budget and salary

is that budget is budget while salary is a fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.

As a verb salary is

to pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.

As an adjective salary is

(obsolete) saline.

budget

English

(wikipedia budget)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.x:
  • With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt [...].
  • The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.
  • An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
  • Derived terms

    * black budget * budgetary * budgeteer * budgeter * champagne taste on a beer budget * high-budget * low-budget

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to a budget.
  • Appropriate to a restricted budget.
  • We flew on a budget airline.

    Synonyms

    * (appropriate to a restricted budget) low-cost

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To construct or draw up a budget.
  • ''Budgeting is even harder in times of recession
  • To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
  • ''The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously
  • To plan for the use of in a budget.
  • The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening.

    salary

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (salaries)
  • A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
  • * Shakespeare
  • This is hire and salary , not revenge.
  • * 1668 July 3rd, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
  • Andrew Hou?toun'' and ''Adam Mu?het'', being Tack?men of the Excize, did Imploy ''Thomas Rue'' to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound ''Sterling for a year.

    See also

    * pay * remuneration * wage * wages

    Verb

  • To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) saline