underspend

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈspɛnd/
(past and past participle underspent) [no object]
  • spend too little: to underspend on the event would be unthinkable
  • [with object] spend less than (a specified or allocated amount): schools have underspent their training budgets

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəspɛnd/
[in singular]
  • an act of underspending: areas in the year’s budget where there has been an underspend