unspent

adjective

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

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It was crafted from a limited pool of unspent funds and quickly put to work in a single fiscal year. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 When an annual budget does pass, the Pentagon must suddenly rush to spend, as any unspent funds are returned to the U.S. Treasury, resulting in inefficiency and waste. Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 If the pennies aren’t being put back into circulation, the Federal Reserve has to order more pennies — many of which will seemingly go unspent. Addy Bink, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025 Soto’s Windfall Not only did the Mets gave Juan Soto a record 15-year, $765 million deal but the Yankees, who had hoped to retain the outfielder, used their unspent Soto dollars to lavish an eight-year, $218 million deal on Max Fried. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unspent

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 May. 2025.

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