unbudgeted

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ budgeted.

Adjective

unbudgeted (not comparable)

  1. Not allowed for in a budget.
    • 2007 February 14, William Neuman, “M.T.A. Says It Can’t Handle Cost Overruns on No. 7 Project”, in New York Times:
      He said other unbudgeted costs had to be considered, including a projected $150 million for new subway cars needed to run on the extended line. Mr. Sander, who inherited the deal when he took over the authority in January, said he spoke yesterday to Daniel L. Doctoroff, the deputy mayor for economic development, to explain the authority’s position.
    • 2022 September 21, Chris Green tells Nick Brodrick, “It's absolutely my favourite train”, in RAIL, number 966, page 34:
      Unbudgeted expenditure was but a contributory factor in the initial £2.5bn estimate for the WCML upgrade eventually costing four times as much.