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Definition of

activity based budgeting

Treasury Management

allocation of resources to individual activities the determination of which activities incur costs within an organization, establishing the relationships between them, and then deciding how much of the total budget should be allocated to each activity.

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Definitions of ’activity based budgeting’ and meaning of ’activity based budgeting’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’activity based budgeting’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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