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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).
The government announced that it would put together an additional budget for disaster recovery.
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.
Usage
- 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
Related Words
Related:
補正予算 (supplementary budget)
Related:
予備費 (reserve funds)
Compare:
増額 (an increase in amount)