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third-person singular simple present underspends, present participle underspending, simple past and past participle underspent
To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated. examples
plural underspends
An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended. quotations examples
He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates.
2012 July 10, Jessica Shankleman, “Government defends £400m energy and climate budget underspend”, in The Guardian