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unobligated
Derived word form of obligated

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Defense spending of $851 billion is 20% of unobligated spending.

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

When the 2017 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, the bureau's fund had an unobligated balance of $177.1 million, according to its annual financial report.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2018

This left 141 billion dollars in unobligated authorizations and unliquidated obligations.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.