unfunded

adjective

un·​fund·​ed ˌən-ˈfən-dəd 

1

: not funded : floating

an unfunded debt

2

: not provided with funds

unfunded schools

Examples of unfunded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amprius said a majority of the grant remains unfunded and depends on future government appropriations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

As a result, the document notes that some of the 2,245 unfunded requests — totaling about $93 million — might have qualified for funding instead. — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

But the state still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, in the nation, and isn’t expected to finish paying that off until well into the 2040s. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

For communities carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded retiree-health liabilities, that is not a marginal improvement. — David Kornwitz, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unfunded

• refunded
• funded
• underfunded