2008年12月11日 星期四
well-heeled, budget-conscious
Stephen Morton for The New York Times
Charleston on the Cheap
This progressive and mystically lovely South Carolina city, surrounded by water and wilderness, is loved by the well-heeled but can still be a budget-conscious destination.
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Just because the sun is going down on the economy doesn't mean well-heeled women have to stop shopping. But it doesn't mean they're proud of it.
Definition
well-heeledadjective INFORMAL
rich:
His family was very well-heeled.
well-heeled
plural noun
rich people:
The shop attracted a loyal following among the well-heeled. budget (FINANCIAL PLAN)
noun
1 [C or U] a plan to show how much money a person or organization will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend:
The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year.
Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within (their) budget.
2 [C] the amount of money you have available to spend:
an annual budget of £40 million
the Budget noun [C]
the official statement that a government makes about how much it will collect in taxes and spend on public services in the future
budget
verb [I or T]
to plan how much money you will spend on something:
An extra £20 million has been budgeted for schools this year.
budgetary
adjective
budgetary constraints
budget (CHEAP) tics
adjective [before noun]
very cheap:
a budget holiday/hotel/price
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