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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
budget
Noun
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A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.
Our budget for a new car is $10,000.
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A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.
The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.
A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.
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If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.
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A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.
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A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.
budget
Verb
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If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.
It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.
surplus
Noun
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A surplus is when there is more of a good than is striclty needed.