household budgets

/ˈhaʊshoʊld ˈbʌdʒɪts/· n.phr.

财经/商业B1

household budgets
Flashcard · tap to flip ↻

Chinese meaning

家jiā庭tíng预yù算suàn

家jiā庭tíng日rì常cháng收shōu支zhī的de预yù算suàn

In this story →

物wù价jià上shàng涨zhǎng给gěi家jiā庭tíng开kāi支zhī带dài来lái的de压yā力lì

Example

consumers continue to prioritize the holiday despite pressure on household budgets

尽jǐn管guǎn家jiā庭tíng预yù算suàn承chéng压yā,消xiāo费fèi者zhě依yī然rán把bǎ这zhè个ge节jié日rì放fàng在zài消xiāo费fèi优yōu先xiān位wèi置zhì。

Source: Fox Business · 11 Oct 2026

Background ✎

今jīn年nián万wàn圣shèng节jié糖táng果guǒ价jià格gé大dà涨zhǎng,但dàn美měi国guó人rén照zhào样yàng抢qiǎng购gòu不bù手shǒu软ruǎn。8月yuè糖táng果guǒ和hé口kǒu香xiāng糖táng价jià格gé同tóng比bǐ上shàng涨zhǎng8.1%,涨zhǎng幅fú是shì整zhěng体tǐ通tōng胀zhàng的de两liǎng倍bèi多duō。全quán美měi今jīn年nián万wàn圣shèng节jié消xiāo费fèi预yù计jì达dá135亿yì美měi元yuán,消xiāo费fèi者zhě一yī边biān照zhào常cháng花huā钱qián过guò节jié,一yī边biān精jīng打dǎ细xì算suàn应yìng对duì家jiā庭tíng预yù算suàn的de压yā力lì。

Roots · etymology

budget源自法语bougette,原意'小钱袋'

  • household(house房屋+hold持有→家庭)+ budget(预算,源自法语bougette小皮包)+ -s(复数)

Collocations

  • strain household budgets / stretch the household budget / household budgets are tight

Episodes featuring this word

News stories featuring this word