Definition

The polite adjective for anything related to money arguments in government or business, where "budgetary concerns" means "we don't want to pay for that." It's the formal way of discussing fiscal matters while avoiding words like "broke," "wasteful," or "embezzled." When someone mentions budgetary constraints, they're either actually out of money or just don't want to fund your brilliant idea.

Example Usage

The project was cancelled due to budgetary limitations, which was code for 'we're spending that money on executive bonuses instead.'

Source: Common financial terminology

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