Bidding, estimating & procurement · Working
All-in budget
Also called: all inclusive, All-in
ELI5
A total described as including all particular cost categories, which is meaningless unless those categories are named.
Used in conversation
“The budget needs to show all-in budget clearly before approval.”
Definition
A total described as including all specified cost categories, which is meaningless unless those categories are named.
Here “All-in budget” means: A total described as including all specified cost categories, which is meaningless unless those categories are named.
Pitch context
You may encounter “All-in budget” in advertising & director treatments conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.
Sources & evidence · 6
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- AICP — AICP Bid FormDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- AICP — Suggested Best Practices for Bidding and Bidding Reference GuideDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- IPA / APA / ISBA — Production Pitch Process Initiative and Best PracticeDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14