budget
单词辨析：
主要指未来一段时期内的收入和支出计划。
a business/family/government budget
商业/家庭/政府预算
The book was produced on a very small budget.
这本书的出版费用预算很低。
指商店、餐馆等开出的单据，表明某人应支付的消费金额。
pay your account
付账
He left the hotel, settling his account by credit card.
他用信用卡结账后离开了酒店。
最普通用词，指广义上的钱，可以是硬币、纸币、支票等。
save/make money
存/挣钱
He was left a large sum of money.
有人留了一大笔钱给他。
普通用词，可指物美价廉的，也可指价格便宜但质量低劣的。
Her hat looks cheap.
她的帽子看上去很便宜。
He bought a cheap mountain bike.
他买了辆便宜的山地自行车。
指价格极低的，常用于广告中，含特价优惠之意。
a budget car/flight/hotel
便宜的轿车/航班/酒店
budget goods
特价商品
She bought the house at a budget price.
她以低廉的价钱买下了这所房子。
常用于口语中，强调非常廉价的。
dirt cheap clothes/shoes
极便宜的衣服/鞋子
Undoubtedly, such cheap goods rely on dirt cheap labour.
毫无疑问，这么便宜的商品靠的是极为廉价的劳动力。
相关例句：
The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget.
上个月提议的变动在3月份的预算中已经有所预兆了。
The congress approved the budget.
国会批准了国家预算。
We were two months behind schedule, and already over budget.
我们的进度晚了两个月，而且已经超出了预算。
The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。
The German government has set a tight budget for next year
德国政府已经为明年制定了紧缩的财政预算。
Concern at the economic situation was reflected in the government's budget.
政府的预算反映了对经济运行状况的关注。