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Dictionary definition of “bajet”

bajet

n. budget. Subjects: , , , ,
Etymological Note: From English budget.
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Citations: 2002 Shamsul Yunos Malay Mail (Malaysia) (Sept. 21) “More breathing space for SMIs”: The Prime Minister was hinting at a paradigm shift when he wanted the Budget to be known as ‘Bajet’ and not ‘Belanjawan’ from this year on. 2004 Leslie Lau Straits Times (Singapore) (May 4) “Uproar over rojak Malay”: This does not explain why the government itself introduced new words like Bajet, for ‘Budget’, into the Malay language, when the word Belanjawan was once commonly used.
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