draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
budget cut | the act of reducing budgeted expenditures |
gulp draft draught swig | a large and hurried swallow, he finished it at a single gulp |
conscription muster draft selective service | compulsory military service |
draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
draft horse draught horse dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
draft draught | a dose of liquid medicine, he took a sleeping draft |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace |
draft draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
draft draught potation tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg, they served beer on draft |
draft beer draught beer | beer drawn from a keg |
Office of Management and Budget OMB | the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget |
draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service |
draft dodger draft evader | someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve |
worrier fuss-budget fusspot worrywart | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen |
draft draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
draft bill of exchange order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
foreign bill foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
bank draft banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank |
budget deficit | an excess of expenditures over revenues |
budget | a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them, the president submitted the annual budget to Congress |
balanced budget | a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts |
budget | a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose, the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year |
operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
sight draft sight bill | a draft payable on presentation |
time draft time bill | a draft payable at a specified future date |
budget for | calculate enough money for, provide for in the budget, I have not budgeted for these expensive meals |
budget | make a budget |
enlist draft muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
blueprint draft draught | make a blueprint of |
draft outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something, draft a speech |
low-budget | made on or suited to a limited budget, a low-budget movie, a low-budget menu |
shallow-draft shallow-draught | of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline, a shallow-draft river boat |