- underspends
- v. spend less than, use less than the allotted amount of money
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
underspends
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underspend — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)spend[/t]] underspends, underspending, underspent VERB If an organization or country underspends, it spends less money than it plans to or less money than it can afford. ...a country that underspends on health and overspends on… … English dictionary
underspend — I UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈspend] / US [ˌʌndərˈspend] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms underspend : present tense I/you/we/they underspend he/she/it underspends present participle underspending past tense underspent UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈspent] / US… … English dictionary
underspend — 1. verb To not spend funds appropriated or allocated. 2. noun An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended. Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year … Wiktionary
underspend — un‧der‧spend [ˌʌndəˈspend ǁ ər ] verb underspent PTandPP [ ˈspent] [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE to spend less than you intended or than you are allowed to: • If the budget is underspent, then the amount will be lost or next year s budget… … Financial and business terms
