underspend

ˌʌndəˈspɛnd

underspent

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Definition of underspend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

budgetingspend less money than allocated

The department managed to underspend its annual budget by ten percent..

conserve

economize

save

planspend less than planned or expected

The project underspent due to unforeseen savings.

underspending

underspent

Noun

finance budget

amount by which spending is less than planned

The project had an underspend of $5,000 this year.

budget surplus

underspending

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Origin of underspend

English, under (below) + spend (expend)

Examples of underspend in a sentence

They always underspend on travel expenses.
They decided to underspend on marketing this quarter.
The department consistently underspends its annual budget.
The department's underspend allowed for future investments.
A significant underspend was reported in the annual review.

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French:dépenser moins que prévu, sous-dépense, ...
German:weniger ausgeben, Budgetunterschreitung, ...
Italian:spendere meno, risparmio, ...
Spanish:gastar menos, subejecución, ...
Portuguese:gastar menos do que o orçamento, poupança, ...
Chinese:少花钱, 结余, ...
Japanese:予算を下回る支出をする, 予算余剰, ...
Arabic:أَنْفَقَ أقل من المُخَصَّص, مَبْلَغ النَّقْص في الإِنْفَاق, ...
Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז פָּחוֹת מֵהַמְּתֻכְנָן, תַּת הוֹצָאָה, ...
Russian:недорасходовать, недорасход, ...
Ukrainian:недовитратити, економія, ...
Hindi:बजट से कम खर्च करना, अल्पव्यय, ...
Bengali:বরাদ্দের চেয়ে কম খরচ করা, বাজেট সাশ্রয়, ...
Catalan:gastar menys, infraexecució pressupostària, ...
Czech:nevyčerpat, nedočerpání, ...
Danish:bruge mindre, mindreforbrug, ...
Dutch:minder uitgeven, onderbesteding, ...
Greek:ξοδεύω λιγότερα, υποεκτέλεση δαπανών, ...
Hungarian:kevesebbet költeni, megtakarítás, ...
Khmer:សន្សំថវិកា, ចំណាយលើសផែនការតិចជាង, ...
Korean:예산보다 적게 쓰다, 예산 잔액, ...
Persian:کمتر از بودجه خرج کردن, صرفه‌جویی بودجه‌ای, ...
Polish:mniej wydawać, niewykorzystane środki, ...
Portuguese (BR):gastar menos do que o orçamento, economia orçamentária, ...
Romanian:a cheltui mai puțin, excedent de buget, ...
Swedish:underskrida budgeten, underskott, ...
Thai:ใช้งบประมาณไม่หมด, งบเหลือใช้, ...
Turkish:bütçeyi aşmamak, bütçe fazlası, ...
Vietnamese:chi dưới mức ngân sách, phần chi dưới dự toán, ...

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