budget forecast
Financial future estimate
A budget forecast is a projection of future income and expenses over a specific period, used by businesses, governments, and individuals to plan spending and anticipate financial needs.
Unlike a budget, which sets targets, a forecast predicts what will actually happen based on current trends and available data: The budget forecast shows we'll exceed revenue targets by March.
Organizations regularly update forecasts as conditions change.
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- financialRelating to money
- planningArranging for future events
- fiscal yearAccounting calendar period
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- forecastsfinancial projections, revenue projections, reforecast, outlook, economic outlook
- planningplan, planned, planners, to-do lists, calendars
- Predictionprediction, estimation, extrapolation, prognosis, projection
- construction costsconstruction costs, material costs, labor rates, contractor fees, contractor bids
- projectionsmap projection, 3D projection, film projection, azimuthal, Mercator
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
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