unfunded

American

[uhn-fuhn-did] / ʌnˈfʌn dɪd /

adjective

not provided with a fund or money; not financed.
Finance. floating.

Etymology

Origin of unfunded

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + fund ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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unfunded

But in a post on X, former minister Darren Jones said the ID program had been "unfunded".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

These are the estimated unfunded liabilities only for the next 75 years.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Airlines had been responsible for airport screening and were all too happy to be relieved of this unfunded mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Although that unfunded liability held steady when compared with 2023, it has risen sharply from pre-pandemic amounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

The bus jolts over the broken, unfunded roads.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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