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underspend

/ˌʌndəˈspend/verb

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verbunderspent
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (on sth)

    to spend less than planned or less than is needed

    निर्धारित से कम खर्च करना

    • The department underspent its budget by ten per cent.
    • Schools have underspent on maintenance for years.

    Opposite overspend

noun/ˈʌndəspend/
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular] British

    an amount of money that has not been spent from a budget

    बजट की बिना खर्च हुई राशि

    • There was an underspend of two crore rupees.
    • The underspend will go back to the treasury.