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noun
An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overspend
verb
To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overspend
verb
spend at less than the normal rate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overspend
Broader terms: spend, expend, drop
verb
spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overspend
Broader terms: spend
History
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- Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend English underspend From under- + spend.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
