unspent

adjective

un·​spent ˌən-ˈspent How to pronounce unspent (audio)
: not used up : not spent
unspent funds

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Trump's platform includes curbing federal spending on green initiatives, such as rescinding unspent funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and eliminating electric vehicle tax credits. Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Stellantis, the state, city and Invest Detroit reallocated unspent funds from the Mack development project to home repairs in response to feedback from the community, according to a news release. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024 Driving the news: Supervisors unanimously agreed to pay up to $500,000 to demolish the buildings using interest earnings from unspent federal pandemic allocations designated for housing assistance. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 Nearly half of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ record $1.3-billion homelessness budget for fiscal 2023-24 went unspent, an analysis by the city controller found. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unspent 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unspent was in the 15th century

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“Unspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspent. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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