Underspend
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.
"Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year."
Verb
- 1 To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
- 2 spend at less than the normal rate wordnet
- 3 spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) wordnet
Example
More examples"Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year."
Etymology
From under- + spend.