obligated
adjective
bound by law or regulation, moral principle, duty, etc.; obliged.
unobligated
-
a word derived from
obligated.
Example Sentences
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The bulk of that money came from unspent funds for the canceled programs and other unobligated dollars from previous years.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Medicare is 45% funded by payroll taxes and uses $478 billion of unobligated spending, or 11%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The bill also rescinds the unobligated funds made available for the agency and transfers all other assets or liabilities to the Secretary of State.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that halting the use of unobligated pandemic relief funds would result in a net spending reduction of $30 billion over the next decade.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
This left 141 billion dollars in unobligated authorizations and unliquidated obligations.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
