unfunded

adjective

un·​fund·​ed ˌən-ˈfən-dəd How to pronounce unfunded (audio)
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools

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The board later voted to call for amortizing the unfunded liability over 20 years. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024 In Pictures | Getty Images Close attention will be paid to the response of the U.K. bond market to Wednesday’s budget, which comes two years after a huge package of unfunded tax cuts announced by former Prime Minister Liz Truss caused yields to spike. Jenni Reid,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 This leaves them overburdened, over worked, and saddled with unfunded mandates. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 This would be an unfunded mandate paid for by consumers who don’t want and won’t use the devices. Brad Adgate, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unfunded 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfunded was circa 1775

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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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