unfunded
adjective
un·fund·ed
ˌən-ˈfən-dəd 
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools
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Case said unfunded mandates often accompany accountability measures while the goalposts keep moving.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Almost as predicted, his spring 2019 show caught on, and a few months later, while still unfunded, he would be named the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund recipient.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The fees average about $2000, and critics have called the model unsustainable, especially for unfunded researchers.
—Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
Connecticut entered this fiscal year with nearly $80 billion in long-term debt, including more than $35 billion in unfunded pension obligations alone.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Almost as predicted, his spring 2019 show caught on, and a few months later, while still unfunded, he would be named the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund recipient.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The fees average about $2000, and critics have called the model unsustainable, especially for unfunded researchers.
—Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
Connecticut entered this fiscal year with nearly $80 billion in long-term debt, including more than $35 billion in unfunded pension obligations alone.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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