underspending

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noun

The spending of too little money.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of underspend
noununderspending (usually uncountable, plural underspendings)

plural underspendings

  1. uncountableusuallyThe 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)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
underexpenditure
Cite this entry
APA

underspending. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underspending

MLA

“underspending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underspending. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underspending,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underspending.

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