unspent

adjective

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

Examples of unspent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Experts have previously told The Arizona Republic that money could remain unspent for years depending on what Sinema plans to do with it. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024 When Walensky offered that observation, roughly $50 billion of the funds Congress appropriated for schools in the 2020 CARES Act remained unspent — much more than the $23 billion one CDC estimated was necessary for the safe-reopening protocols. The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024 Johnson’s deal claws back $10 billion in Internal Revenue Service funding in 2024 and $6.1 billion in unspent coronavirus emergency aid. Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 So far, however, advocates are confident that at least $2 billion is available in unspent funds for the state’s nearly 1,000 school districts. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024 The $75,000 bonuses are funded by unspent police salaries. Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024 The governor is proposing several clawbacks of unspent funds to solve a budget deficit his office projects will reach $38 billion in 2024-25. Calmatters, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2024 All the unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hallow of your chest. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Republicans who control the Legislature's powerful finance committee refused to budge, raising the possibility that the money will go unspent indefinitely as municipalities across the state struggle with PFAS contamination in their groundwater. Todd Richmond, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024

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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 10 May. 2024.

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