underspend

verb

/ˌʌndəˈspend/

/ˌʌndərˈspend/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they underspend	/ˌʌndəˈspend/ /ˌʌndərˈspend/
he / she / it underspends	/ˌʌndəˈspendz/ /ˌʌndərˈspendz/
past simple underspent	/ˌʌndəˈspent/ /ˌʌndərˈspent/
past participle underspent	/ˌʌndəˈspent/ /ˌʌndərˈspent/
-ing form underspending	/ˌʌndəˈspendɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈspendɪŋ/

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to not spend enough money on something, especially when money has been made available for something but still not spent（尤指在资金已具备的情况下对…）投资不够，花费不足
- underspend (on something) The inquiry found that the company had seriously underspent on safety equipment.调查发现，公司对安全设备的投资严重不足。
- underspend something We've underspent our budget this year.我们今年的花费少于预算。

noun

/ˈʌndəspend/

/ˈʌndərspend/

[singular] (British English)

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a situation in which not enough money is spent on something, especially when money has been made available for something but still not spent（尤指在资金已具备的情况下对…）投资不够，花费不足
- a £1 million underspend少花的 100 万英镑
- underspend on something The underspend on road maintenance is a national scandal.道路维护支出不足是一个全国性的丑闻。

BNC: 47493 COCA: 0

underspend

To spend or to pay money: disburse, spend, pay...

Miscellaneous payments: payment, advance, premium...