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unfunded

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N F AH1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not funded; having received no funding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a pension: paid out like a salary by the employer, without advance contributions from the employee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not furnished with funds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unfunded project

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: funded

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 funded English unfunded From un- + funded.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rahoittamaton — not funded