underspend
noun
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L226930 on Wikidata ↗verb
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L333377 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English spend English underspend From under- + spend.
- An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.
“Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year.”
“He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English spend English underspend From under- + spend.
- To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.