unfunded
adjective
un·fund·ed
ˌən-ˈfən-dəd 
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools
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Social Security and Medicare carry more than $100 trillion in unfunded obligations.
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Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In 2022, then UK Prime Minister Liz Truss unleashed a wave of market panic with unfunded tax cuts that forced the Bank of England into emergency action after 30-year gilt yields soared by over 100 basis points.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
On the topic of CalPERS’ funded status, Pacheco said CalPERS’ unfunded status was one of the retirement system’s greatest challenges.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In 2022, then UK Prime Minister Liz Truss unleashed a wave of market panic with unfunded tax cuts that forced the Bank of England into emergency action after 30-year gilt yields soared by over 100 basis points.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
On the topic of CalPERS’ funded status, Pacheco said CalPERS’ unfunded status was one of the retirement system’s greatest challenges.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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