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funds allocated on top of a previously approved budget; a supplementary or additional budget
Money added to an existing budget after the original plan has been set. Used in both government finance (supplementary national budgets) and private-sector contexts (project cost overruns, new requirements requiring extra spending).
追加予算を申請する。
To apply for additional budget.
プロジェクトに追加予算が必要になった。
An additional budget became necessary for the project.
政府は災害復興のために追加予算を組むと発表した。
The government announced that it would put together an additional budget for disaster recovery.
資材価格の高騰により、当初の見積りを超える追加予算の承認が求められている。
Due to rising material costs, approval is being sought for an additional budget exceeding the original estimate.
Composed of 追加 (addition; adding on) + 予算 (budget). A straightforward compound used in both public and private finance contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 追加予算を組む: to put together an additional budget
- 追加予算を申請する: to apply for additional budget
- 追加予算を計上する: to enter an additional budget into the books
- 追加予算を承認する: to approve an additional budget
- 追加予算が必要だ: additional budget is required
- 追加予算の要求: a request for additional budget
RELATED GOVERNMENT-FINANCE TERMS:
- 補正予算: supplementary budget — the technical Japanese-government term for a formal revision of the national budget after it has passed the Diet.
- 当初予算: original / initial budget
- 本予算: the main budget
- 暫定予算: provisional budget
- 予備費: reserve funds
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 追加予算: general term for any extra budget added to a plan.
- 補正予算: the specific legal term for a supplementary national budget in Japan; always refers to the government.
- 増額: an increase in amount — focuses on the change, not the resulting budget.
- 予算超過: over budget — describes the state of having exceeded the budget, not the extra allocation itself.
TYPICAL CONTEXTS:
- Project management: when cost estimates rise or new requirements emerge
- Government finance: disaster response, economic stimulus, unforeseen expenses
- Academic research: grants requiring extra funds mid-project
- Construction: cost overruns due to material or labor prices