It is over my budget vs It is beyond my budget

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the idea that something is more expensive than what one can afford. The choice between 'over' and 'beyond' is a matter of personal preference, as both convey the same meaning.

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It is over my budget

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express that something is more expensive than what one can afford.

This phrase is used to indicate that the cost of something exceeds the amount of money one has available for it.

Examples:

I would love to buy that car, but it is over my budget.
The rent for that apartment is over my budget.

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It is over my budget
THOMAS: It is all over now, my heart's own perfection, but for one thing.
But as it is over Englishmen, it brings a damp chill over my heart.
She may have readings her end and this is over my head.
This month Saturn is over my house of health.
The only way Dave Morris will marry my sister is over my dead body.
The only way you're going back to jail is over my dead body.
I made a promise to myself that the next time... I would talk to Ursula is over my dead body.
The only way you're getting through here is over my dead body.
The only way you're going back to jail is over my dead body.
The northern gas pipeline is uneconomical: it is over 30 times more expensive than construction over land.
It is over with old-fashioned funerals.
I would estimate a 1/2 rotation Before it is over.
It is over for all of us.
It is over for all of us.
It is an old war that is over.
No one will escape judgment when it is over.
It is over between us, Kate.
It was solid, dependable, but it is over.
It is over, done, finito.
It is over, done, finito.

Alternatives:

it exceeds my budget
it surpasses my budget
it is more than I can afford
it is too expensive for me
it is out of my price range

It is beyond my budget

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey that something is more expensive than what one can afford.

This phrase is used to indicate that the cost of something is higher than the amount of money one has available for it.

Examples:

The cost of that vacation is beyond my budget.
The price of that watch is beyond my budget.

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It is beyond my budget
It is beyond my capabilities as a doctor to save.
It is beyond my competence and even more of yours.
He went on to write, It is beyond my power to describe.
It is beyond my powers to induce you to admit your shame.
It is beyond my comprehension why you are so compelled to sabotage - Mr.
Much of it is beyond my understanding.
And it is beyond my scope, Mr. Tagomi thought.
As for this present infatuation, it won't last... but for the moment, it is beyond my control.
As you will understand, it is beyond my personal capacities to resolve this problem in any other way.
What I will do with it when I catch it is beyond my understanding.
In short, if it is what you want, it is beyond my means...
Unfortunately, Mr Staes, it is beyond my power to resolve the problem myself, and I can only hope that my powers of persuasion will have an effect this time.
But it is beyond my powers of description to undertake to convey to the mortal mind an adequate concept of these beauties of the heavenly worlds.
It is beyond my understanding.
It is beyond my comprehension.
It is beyond my power.
It is beyond my ability.
It is beyond my strength.
It is beyond my control.
It is beyond my powers.

Alternatives:

it is above my budget
it is more than I can spend
it is too costly for me
it is out of my financial reach
it is over what I can afford

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