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 Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that suspending contributions to the retirement trust would create an unfunded liability for the state in future years, which could potentially result in California’s missing its goal of fully funding the benefit for that unit by 2048. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025 The two funds at year-end 2023 together accounted for about $20 billion of Chicago’s total $37 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025 Hartford Courant The new off-budget early childhood trust fund drew opposition from Republicans, who saw it as weakening the state’s fiscal guardrails by drawing some surplus funds away from paying down debt and the unfunded pension liability. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025 While wetland restoration remains unfunded, over 91% of Mission Bay Park Improvement Funds have gone to deferred maintenance projects, voters’ lowest priorities. Jim Peugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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