BUDGET GAP collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of the Budget and gap
budget
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/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/us
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/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
in the UK, the official statement that the government makes about how much it will collect in taxes and spend on public services in ...
gap
noun
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/ɡæp/us
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/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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The fare and associated policies were to cost £70 million, which together with the budget gap added up to £117 million, or a 6·1p rate.
The county council will receive, at best, £15 million from the settlement, leaving a budget gap of £10 million.
That still leaves a budget gap of £10 million.
All this week councillors agonised and wrestled with the problem of closing a budget gap of that size.
The administration closed the budget gap, and ended fiscal year 2004 with a budget surplus of $700 million.
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The supplemental budget was to cover the budget gap that had arisen due to slow economic growth.
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In 2011 and 2012, the park agreed to return to its original winter schedule for a trial period after the local community raised $75,000 to bridge the estimated budget gap.
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Treffinger was credited with nearly closing the county's budget gap in one year after taking office.
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Further, while local school boards struggle to close ongoing budget gaps and meet new federal requirements, music continues to be cut in districts across the country.
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In its first official release, it uncovered budget gaps that it claimed would result in the loss of 695 seats for students in the state's charter schools.
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