unspent

adjective

un·​spent ˌən-ˈspent How to pronounce unspent (audio)
: not used up : not spent
unspent funds

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The city must reallocate unspent funds to accelerate new construction and preserve existing units. Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025 This week, Grady said, TSU learned that a grant with $14.4 million in unspent funds would not be revived. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 Trump promised during the campaign to rescind all unspent funds from the IRA. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025 Duffy and the Trump administration will be in charge of billions of dollars worth of unspent funds from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law passed in 2021, one of former President Joe Biden’s signature achievements. Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unspent

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unspent was in the 15th century

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“Unspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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