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underspend
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underspend
vb [ˌʌndəˈspɛnd] -spends, -spending, -spent
to spend less than (one can afford or is allocated)
n [ˈʌndəˌspɛnd]
the amount by which someone or something is underspent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.underspend - spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
overspend - spend more than available of (a budget)
2.underspend - spend at less than the normal rate
expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
overspend - spend at a high rate
Translations
underspend [ˌʌndəˈspend] VI → gastar menos de lo previsto
underspend [ˌʌndərˈspɛnd]
n → sous-utilisation f du budget
vi dépenser moins que prévu dans le budget
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At that time parents on low incomes were offered up to pounds 22 a year, but the budget was underspent and a decision was taken to stop the scheme.
'Help parents buy uniforms' SCHOOLS: CAB wants grants for needy ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
THE Scottish Government underspent its budget by pounds 31million last year, the lowest figure on record, it emerged yesterday.
PARLY pounds 31M CREDIT by The Mirror (London, England)
Minister for the North East, Nick Brown, said he had the go-ahead to use underspent regional funds for a "series of pounds 5m to pounds 10m projects that together could be said to be the first phase of a Tees Valley metro".
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