unfunded

[uhn-fuhn-did]

adjective

1. not provided with a fund or money; not financed.

2. Finance.,  floating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfunded¹

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

Example Sentences

Truss tried to shake up the system with unfunded tax cuts, and look how that went.

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Truss tried to shake up the system with unfunded tax cuts, and look how that went.

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This would mean that U.K. treasury chief Rachel Reeves “has signaled billions of unfunded spending pledges, which the bond market is not fond of,” XTB’s Kathleen Brooks says in a note.

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The news would mean that Reeves “has signaled billions of unfunded spending pledges, which the bond market is not fond of,” XTB’s Kathleen Brooks said.

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While individual US states administer the benefits, the programme relies on money from the federal government, which has been unfunded and shut down since 1 October.

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