under-spendv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈspɛnd/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈspɛnd/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle underspent;

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, spend v.¹

Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + spend v.¹ In sense 2 after overspend v.

1. [under- prefix¹ 4a(b)] (See quot. a1661.)

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > spend less or more than (another)

outspend1655

under-spenda1661

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Linc. 168 When his friend [called] for half a pint of Wine, Mr. Sutton for a Gill, under-spending him a Moity.

2. [under- prefix¹ 5(a)] To spend less than (an estimate or budget).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > spend less than (an amount or budget)

under-spend1890

undershoot1977

1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Underspend.

1977 Lancet 14 May 1065/2 One of the big London authorities for instance, the North West Thames region, underspent its budget by £2.7 million.

1982 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 2/7 Council leaders will seek to reassure Mr Heseltine by saying that they traditionally underspend budgets.

Derivatives

underˈspending n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > under budget

undershooting1928

underspending1963

undershoot1982

1963 Times 9 Jan. 9/2 They cover underspending less comprehensively than overspending, and without knowledge of both it is impossible to make an accurate interim assessment of trends in Government expenditure.

underˈspent adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > spent (well or ill) > over- or under-spent

over-spendeda1586

underspent1980

1980 Chem. in Brit. 16 540/2 Sometimes sums of money are available at short notice—maybe several thousands of pounds of an underspent budget have to be allocated quickly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-spend
释义	under-spendv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈspɛnd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈspɛnd/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle underspent; Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, spend v.¹ Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + spend v.¹ In sense 2 after overspend v. 1. [under- prefix¹ 4a(b)] (See quot. a1661.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > spend less or more than (another) outspend1655 under-spenda1661 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Linc. 168 When his friend [called] for half a pint of Wine, Mr. Sutton for a Gill, under-spending him a Moity. 2. [under- prefix¹ 5(a)] To spend less than (an estimate or budget). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > spend less than (an amount or budget) under-spend1890 undershoot1977 1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Underspend. 1977 Lancet 14 May 1065/2 One of the big London authorities for instance, the North West Thames region, underspent its budget by £2.7 million. 1982 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 2/7 Council leaders will seek to reassure Mr Heseltine by saying that they traditionally underspend budgets. Derivatives underˈspending n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > under budget undershooting1928 underspending1963 undershoot1982 1963 Times 9 Jan. 9/2 They cover underspending less comprehensively than overspending, and without knowledge of both it is impossible to make an accurate interim assessment of trends in Government expenditure. underˈspent adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > spent (well or ill) > over- or under-spent over-spendeda1586 underspent1980 1980 Chem. in Brit. 16 540/2 Sometimes sums of money are available at short notice—maybe several thousands of pounds of an underspent budget have to be allocated quickly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1661
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