unfunded

Examples

• All

• Many cities simply kept eligible but unfunded people on a waiting list.

  Academic text (1995)

• Many directors commented that Congress had once again provided an unfunded mandate.

  Academic text (2005)

• Why does she expect working people to pick up the bill for her unfunded tax cuts for those at the top?

• Despite that, here we are with a billion dollars in unfunded liability.

• Some have argued that lower borrowing this year makes a case for more unfunded spending in the future.

• United Kingdom has trillions of pounds worth of unfunded public pensions.

• And no one wanted to propose anything that smelled of an unfunded mandate.

  Academic text (2009)

• Opportunity costs incurred in pursuing unfunded research grants are high.

  Academic text (2011)

• The city of Atlanta has about $1.5 billion in unfunded pension obligations, which could impact future services.

• Many educational programs are at risk of remaining unfunded due to budget cuts this year.

Synonyms

N

nonfunded

vsunfunded

5.7

Not given money to pay for it

is the same meaning and is simply another form used the same way

U

unfinanced

vsunfunded

5.8

A project that has no money to pay for it

is the same meaning and differs only as another common form

U

uncapitalized

vsunfunded

8.1

Not having enough money to run or grow a business

is broader, meaning a general absence of financial support or backing

Antonyms

F

funded

3.2

Given money to pay for something, often by an organization or government

B

backed

2.5

Having material attached to the rear, for example leather or gold

How Funded

funded

3.2

underfunded

8 5.0

unfunded

27 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology