UNDERSPEND

UNDERSPEND Un `der *spend ", v. t.

underspend

un der spend |ˌəndərˈspend ˌəndərˈspɛnd | ▶verb ( past and past participle underspent ) [ no obj. ] spend too little. • [ with obj. ] spend less than (a specified or allocated amount ): schools have underspent their training budgets.

underspend

under |spend ▶verb |ʌndəˈspɛnd | ( past and past participle underspent ) [ no obj. ] spend too little. • [ with obj. ] spend less than (a specified or allocated amount ): schools have underspent their training budgets. ▶noun |ˈʌndəspɛnd | [ in sing. ] an act of underspending: areas in the year's budget where there has been an underspend.