unspent

adjective

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

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In the past several years, unspent funds from DOC vacancies have been gobbled up by shocking overtime costs that exceed $30 million monthly. Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Brodeur said the Florida Forever program under the Department of Environmental Protection has money unspent from the current year and could draw additional money for maintenance and management of existing sites. Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 Newsom has proposed boosting the program for just this year with $27 million in unspent funds from another energy reliability program. Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for homelessness remain unspent or inefficiently deployed. Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspent

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 23 May. 2026.

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