unspent

adjective

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

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Meanwhile, billions in federal funds remain unspent. Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 By December 2012—and with $25 million of funding capital still unspent—Color Labs’ investors and board members voted to cease operations. Harvard Business Review, 27 Aug. 2025 Earlier in August, the Trump administration revoked $12 million in unspent funds from California's PREP program after the state refused to remove trans-inclusive language from its curricula and materials, according to the Washington Post. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025 That could leave unspent millions in grant dollars that were awarded but not yet paid to stations, imperiling dozens of projects meant to save lives in emergencies. Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 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 14 Sep. 2025.

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