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unexpended

unexpended

7.1
Money or resources that are not yet spent
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛndɪd/
translation icon : no gastado
  • For example, arbitrage income earned on the investment of unexpended bond proceeds may no longer be offset against bond interest expense.

Examples

  • The government's financial report highlighted the unexpended grant money that could be used for future projects.

  • Martin described institutions that have to cancel all outstanding orders at the end of the year, leaving the library with "substantial unexpended funds."

    Academic text (2015)
  • Project expenditures for as many unexpended resources as possible.

    Academic text (2015)
  • 9 Clendenning, Martin, and McKenzie focused on the problem of unexpended commitments and provided sound advice to reduce balances, but did not examine the consequences for the overall cash balance.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The ability to accrue unexpended commitments and carry over a corresponding cash balance is unquestionably a less efficient use of a budget from a managerial accounting view.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This comes in an essay actually entitled 'Authors,' which takes up the mythology of 'the death of the author' as itself answering to a cultural need, a ploy that tries to outface the facts of an unexpended interest in authors:

    Academic text (1990)
  • The charity decided to allocate the unexpended funds to a new community program.

  • At the end of the quarter, the company reported a significant amount of unexpended resources remaining in its budget.

Synonyms

left over
vsunexpended
76 2.1

Something that remains after the rest has been used or eaten

refers to things not yet put to use rather than what remains after use
untapped
vsunexpended
20 4.4

Not yet used or developed, especially natural resources and skills

is about money or resources not yet put to use rather than undeveloped potential
unused
vsunexpended
6 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

focuses on money or resources not yet put to use rather than brand new state
unspent
vsunexpended
2 4.1

Money or resources that have not yet been used

is the same meaning expressed with a different word form
unexploited
vsunexpended
1 6.3

Resources like land, minerals and energy that people do not use or develop

focuses on money or resources not yet put to use rather than on untaken opportunities
leftover
vsunexpended
1 1.6

Not used or eaten after the rest, often food

applies to money or resources not yet put to use rather than to left items
unconsumed
vsunexpended
1 4.5

Something left because no one ate or used it

applies mainly to money or resources rather than to food
unutilized
vsunexpended
  • US
1 5.6

Not used and left empty

applies specifically to money or resources rather than to underuse
unexhausted
vsunexpended
6.5

Still available because it is not used up

is mainly used for money or resources rather than general availability
remaining
vsunexpended
1.0

Still left after other things have been used or taken

describes resources not yet put to use rather than residual presence

Antonyms

3.5

Very tired and with no energy left

How Spent

exhausted
104 2.0
spent
3.5
unexpended
7.1
unused
26 1.0

Surface Forms

unexpended positive

Morphology

unexpended = expended (transparent) = un + expend + ed

The adjective is the straightforward negation of 'expended' (spent), so learners can derive the meaning by applying un- to the base adjective.

Etymology

Unexpended combines the prefix un- meaning 'not' with expended from expend meaning 'to spend', which is like the everyday word spend. So unexpended means money or resources that are 'not yet spent' or 'left over'.