Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underspend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-spend
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.

noun

An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.

Example Sentences

"Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year."
"He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend English underspend From under- + spend.

Inflected Forms

underspends (present, singular) underspending (participle, present) underspent (participle, past) underspent (past) underspends (plural)

Derived Forms

underspender

Antonyms

overspend

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

What does underspend mean?: To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
Where does underspend come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend English underspend From under- + spend.

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