unfunded
adjective
un·fund·ed
ˌən-ˈfən-dəd 
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools
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His budget office estimated last fall that Connecticut entered this fiscal year with $35.1 billion in unfunded pension liabilities still unresolved, including almost $16 billion tied to the teachers’ pension.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Progressives have also conveniently arranged things in a way that forces county governments to raise their taxes, too, in order to pay for the unfunded mandates associated with the school reform boondoggle known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Federal laws: DeJoy said unfunded congressional mandates imposed on USPS by legislation are estimated to cost between $6 billion and $11 billion annually.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
New bureaucratic requirements are an unfunded state mandate that would strain these schools.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Progressives have also conveniently arranged things in a way that forces county governments to raise their taxes, too, in order to pay for the unfunded mandates associated with the school reform boondoggle known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Federal laws: DeJoy said unfunded congressional mandates imposed on USPS by legislation are estimated to cost between $6 billion and $11 billion annually.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
New bureaucratic requirements are an unfunded state mandate that would strain these schools.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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