Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfunded

/ənfˈʌndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: un-fund-ed
IPA: /ənfˈʌndɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not funded; having received no funding.

adj

Of a pension: paid out like a salary by the employer, without advance contributions from the employee.

Example Sentences

"It will also make more money available for electrification, which is seen by the industry and its stakeholders as the only feasible way to deliver carbon-neutral railway operations, but is as yet unfunded by the Treasury."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English funded English unfunded From un- + funded.

Rhymes With

refunded

Questions

How do you pronounce unfunded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənfˈʌndɪd/.
What does unfunded mean?: Not funded; having received no funding.
Where does unfunded come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English funded English unfunded From un- + funded.

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