overall budget

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandbudget

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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budget
noun
uk
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able ...
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(Definition ofoverallandbudgetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverall budget

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Theoverallbudget, allocated among all hospitals, is set at the national level (6).
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This approach maximizes benefits obtained given theoverallbudgetif, for example, all lands have the same production value, but vary in their environmental amenities.
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Indeed, their revenues are channelled to the state'soverallbudget, not to welfare programmes.
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Similarly, the weight of meat (mutton) varies between 5 and 8 percent of theoverallbudget.
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Roosevelt had run deficits, but he continued to balance what he called the "non-emergency" budget annually and made progress in balancing theoverallbudget.
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Moreover, theoverallbudgetthat would be allocated to the project is too limited for the latter to be really effective.
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The precise amounts also depend on theoverallbudgetdecisions which the authority makes.
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Remaining payments are subject to claims not yet received, but theoverallbudgetfor the event has been set at £85,000.
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They have, under that administration, had the responsibility of administration within anoverallbudgetand policy agreed by the larger authority.
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This was allowed for in theoverallbudgetof the project.
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Set against the council'soverallbudgetthat figure is minute.
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It has been solely a matter of priorities and cost within theoverallbudget.
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As we all know, theoverallbudgetis the problem on funding, but it is also theoverallbudgetplus the allocation.
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The allocation of resources, within theoverallbudget, is quite clearly a matter for the parliament.
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It is not possible to identify the specific costs within thisoverallbudget.
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Theoverallbudgetwas £60,000 plus travel and accommodation.
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Anoverallbudgetof £821,986 was devoted to running and promoting the spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting scheme in the financial year 1994–95.
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Some people suggest that theoverallbudgetshould be larger, which is a perfectly healthy part of the debate.
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In the same vein, we are concerned about the large proportion of staff costs in theoverallbudget, and about increasing administrative costs.
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We want theoverallbudgetto decrease, not to increase in that way.
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