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unfundable

unfundable

1 7.9
Unable to get money needed for a project or idea
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfʌndəbl/
: no financiable
  • The project was deemed unfundable after the investors reviewed its unrealistic budget.

Examples

  • His idea was labeled unfundable because it did not meet any of the standard criteria for investment.

  • They are unfundable liabilities and must be eliminated.

    Blog text (13)

  • The reason: insurmountable (and unfundable) differences in the firm's collective bargaining agreements and pension obligations, which resulted in a crippling strike that basically shut down the company.

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  • Many start-ups are considered unfundable due to their lack of a solid business plan.

Antonyms

funded
97 3.2

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

supported
76 2.0

Given money or help by others

fundable
  • Jargon
1 4.6

Can get money to start or run a project

How Fundable

funded
97 3.2
fundable
  • Jargon
1 4.6
unfundable
1 7.9

Surface Forms

unfundable positive

Morphology

unfundable = fundable (transparent) = un + fund + able

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'fundable' (fund + -able), so the negated meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word unfundable is made of un- ('not'), fund ('money' or 'to give money'), and -able ('can be'). So it literally means 'not able to get money', which is why we call a project unfundable when no one will pay for it.