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unspend

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To recover (money that has been spent); to undo the spending of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

Examples

  • Now that I have to get a mortgage, I wish I could unspend all that money I wasted on my car.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + spend.