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under-ˈspend, v.
1. [under-1 8 b.] (See quot.)
a1661Fuller Worthies, Lincoln (1662) 168 When his friend [called] for half a pint of Wine, Mr. Sutton for a Gill, under-spending him a Moity.
2. [under-1 10 a.] To spend less than (an estimate or budget). Hence underˈspending vbl. n.; underˈspent ppl. a.
1890Webster, Underspend. 1963[see overspending vbl. n. s.v. overspend v.]. 1977Lancet 14 May 1065/2 One of the big London authorities for instance, the North West Thames region, underspent its budget by {pstlg}2.7 million. 1980Chem. in Brit. XVI. 540/2 Sometimes sums of money are available at short notice—maybe several thousands of pounds of an underspent budget have to be allocated quickly. 1982Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 2/7 Council leaders will seek to reassure Mr Heseltine by saying that they traditionally underspend budgets. |