underspend
verb/ˌʌndəˈspend/
/ˌʌndərˈspend/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they underspend | /ˌʌndəˈspend/ /ˌʌndərˈspend/ |
| he / she / it underspends | /ˌʌndəˈspendz/ /ˌʌndərˈspendz/ |
| past simple underspent | /ˌʌndəˈspent/ /ˌʌndərˈspent/ |
| past participle underspent | /ˌʌndəˈspent/ /ˌʌndərˈspent/ |
| -ing form underspending | /ˌʌndəˈspendɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈspendɪŋ/ |
- to not spend enough money on something, especially when money has been made available for something but still not spent
- underspend (on something) The inquiry found that the company had seriously underspent on safety equipment.
- underspend something We've underspent our budget this year.
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