unfunded

adjective

un·​fund·​ed ˌən-ˈfən-dəd How to pronounce unfunded (audio)
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools

Examples of unfunded in a Sentence

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The Social Security actuaries report predicts an unfunded liability of $29 trillion through the year 2100. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts. Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Penn said these suggestions will not be included in the finished park, but can be included in an unfunded needs list for future considerations. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 The solution for this is to construct a new gaseous nitrogen system to supplement the existing capacity, but the $25 million project is currently unfunded. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfunded

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfunded was circa 1775

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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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