unfunded
AmericanEtymology
Origin of unfunded
First recorded in 1765–75; un- 1 + fund ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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About 30% of HSAs have $1 to $499 in them, 19% are unfunded, and 3% have more than $25,000, according to Devenir.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The fund also listed about 1,700 unfunded loan commitments to almost 1,000 different borrowers totaling $6.9 billion, which is money the fund would have to supply on demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
He said unfunded pay pressures for teachers for 2025/26 were the reason for much of the anticipated overspend.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Despite the leak, lawmakers will be happy that Wednesday didn’t bring about a repeat of ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’ disastrous September 2022 mini-budget, where plans for unfunded tax cuts triggered a brutal bond-market selloff.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The bus jolts over the broken, unfunded roads.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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