Meanings
adjectiveunspent (not comparable)
- not comparableNot spent.
Almost two-thirds of American consumers have at least one unspent gift card tucked away in a drawer, pocket, wallet or purse.
2023 February 23, Parija Kavilanz, “Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards”, in CNN
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unspend
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of financial resources) not spent
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishspent
- Englishunspent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unspent
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APA
unspent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspent
MLA
“unspent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unspent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspent.
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