underspent

ˌʌndərˈspɛnt
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Translation of underspent from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

resources

not fully utilized or exhausted
onderbenutte middelen niet volledig benut
  • The underspent funds will be carried over to next year.De onderbenutte middelen worden naar volgend jaar overgedragen.
2.

budget

spent less money than budgeted
  • The project was underspent by 10% this quarter.Het project was dit kwartaal 10% minder uitgegeven dan begroot.
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Synonyms and analogies of underspent in English

Examples of underspent in a sentence

  • Underspent resources can be reallocated to other projects.
  • The department was underspent, leading to a budget surplus.
  • Underspent funds were reallocated to other projects.
underspend
ˌʌndəˈspɛnd
Verb
intr.
1.

budgeting

spend less money than allocated
minder uitgeven onder het budget blijven
  • The department managed to underspend its annual budget by ten percent.De afdeling wist tien procent minder uit te geven van het jaarlijkse budget
2.

plan

spend less than planned or expected
minder uitgeven onderbesteding doen zuinig zijn
  • The project underspent due to unforeseen savings.Het project gaf minder uit door onverwachte besparingen.
Noun

finance budget

UK
amount by which spending is less than planned
UK
  • The project had an underspend of $5,000 this year.Het project had een onderbesteding van $5.000 dit jaar.

Translations of "underspent" in Context ordered by category and frequency

weinig besteed

We are thus over 30% of the way through, and we have grossly underspent.

Wij hebben derhalve eenderde van de tijd erop zitten en we hebben veel te weinig besteed.

On average in category 5, there is EUR 50 million underspent each year.

Gemiddeld wordt in rubriek 5 elk jaar 50 miljoen euro te weinig besteed.

onderbesteding

Which 10 budget lines were the most underspent?

Welke tien begrotingsposten vertoonden de grootste onderbesteding?

Which budget lines, in the last budget for which figures are available, were underspent by at least 20 per cent?

Welke begrotingsposten vertoonden in de laatste begroting waarvoor gegevens beschikbaar zijn een onderbesteding van ten minste 20 %?

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Other translations for underspent:

  • onderbenutte middelenadj.
  • niet volledig benutadj.
  • minder uitgegevenadj.

underspent: Examples and translations in context

But the appropriations for foreign policy have also been underspent.

Ook is er sprake van onderbesteding van de middelen voor de externe beleidsterreinen.

Indeed, it was strongly emphasised in this debate that the budget was relatively low and was also underspent.

In dit debat is er veel over gesproken dat de begroting relatief laag was en een onderbesteding kende.

Parliament, however, intends to continue to give structural measures a privileged status, with an increase of over 16.6 % in commitments, yet everyone knows that these appropriations have been underspent.

Het Parlement van zijn kant zal een bevoorrechte plaats blijven toekennen aan de structurele acties en wil 16, 6 % meer vastleggingskredieten uittrekken, terwijl we nu al overal onderbesteding van deze kredieten vaststellen.

In category 5 last year, EUR 70 million was underspent.

In rubriek 5 is afgelopen jaar 70 miljoen euro te weinig besteed.

The reason for this is clear: if it did so, the Structural Funds would end up being even more seriously underspent than at present.

De reden is helder, en die is dat de Commissie als het wel zou gebeuren met een nog ernstiger onderbesteding in de structuurfondsen zou komen te zitten dan op het ogenblik al het geval is.

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