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unexpended

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not expended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not used up

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leftover meatloaf
  • she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
  • some odd dollars left
  • saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
  • unexpended provisions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of financial resources) not spent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unexpended funds
  • his unspent allowance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unspent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English expended English unexpended From un- + expended.