budgétivore

French

Etymology

From budget +‎ -i- +‎ -vore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.dʒe.ti.vɔʁ/

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Adjective

budgétivore (plural budgétivores)

1. budget-consuming, budget-devouring, budget-swallowing, costly, expensive

Noun

budgétivore m or f by sense (plural budgétivores)

1. budgetary drain, money pit (someone or something that consumes an excessive amount of available money)

Further reading

• “budgétivore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.