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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Connecticut entered this fiscal year with nearly $80 billion in long-term debt, including more than $35 billion in unfunded pension obligations alone.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Continued high spending and the prospect of mostly unfunded tax-cut extensions could shatter this confidence.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
Raising too little money Every unfunded startup faces a deadline: when the cash runs out.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
However, except for initial studies, that massive effort is unfunded and several years in the future.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Continued high spending and the prospect of mostly unfunded tax-cut extensions could shatter this confidence.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
Raising too little money Every unfunded startup faces a deadline: when the cash runs out.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
However, except for initial studies, that massive effort is unfunded and several years in the future.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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