underspending
underspending is the present participle and gerund of underspend.
Meaning of underspend
Verb
underspend (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.
- Antonyms:
- overspend
Noun
underspending (usually uncountable, plural underspendings)
- The spending of too little money.
- Towards the very end of the year it has always been found to be impracticable to avoid overspendings, if only temporary, in some programmes and underspendings in others.1972, Great Britain. Treasury, Public Expenditure White Papers: Handbook on Methodology (page 15)
Forms of underspending
| plural | underspendings |
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Questions about underspending
- What does underspending mean?
- Underspending means the spending of too little money.
- What is underspending the present participle and gerund of?
- Underspending is the present participle and gerund of underspend.
- What part of speech is underspending?
- Underspending is a noun.
- What is the plural of underspending?
- The plural of underspending is underspendings.
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