määräraha
Finnish
Etymology
määrä (“purpose, end; amount”) + raha (“money”); an amount of money dedicated for a given purpose.
Noun
määräraha
- budget (amount of money earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame)
- Museon määrärahat eivät riitä edes välttämättömiin hankintoihin.
- The budget of the museum is not sufficient even for the essential purchases.
- Museon määrärahat eivät riitä edes välttämättömiin hankintoihin.
- allowance, purse (quantity of money given for a particular purpose)
- Minulla on tuhannen euron määräraha tarvikehankintoihin.
- I have an allowance of one thousand euros for purchasing the necessities.
- Minulla on tuhannen euron määräraha tarvikehankintoihin.
Declension
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Declension of määräraha (type kala)
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Usage notes
- (budget): This term is mostly used in public sector, where the funds are allocated from a central source. When referring to a budget of a functional unit, used often in plural. Singular often refers to an individual line (such as traveling expenses) of a larger budget.
Derived terms
- arviomääräraha