Most businesses use "Budgets" to forecast and allocate expenditures for specific periods of time. Typically, Capital Budgets include allocations for Equipment acquisitions, while Operating Budgets apply to the periodic expenses incurred in running a business. Often, when Capital Budgets are exhausted, or have been allocated for other purposes, businesses can use available funds from Operating Budgets to Lease needed equipment. Since Leasing Payments are made periodically (i.e. Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly) and are small in comparison to the full outlay of the Equipment's Purchase Price, businesses' can "stretch" their equipment acquisition power by Leasing.