unspent

Example Sentences

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Mejia has been critical of the city’s spending on homelessness, citing an instance in which half the money budgeted to address the issue went unspent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Total dry powder, or unspent capital, stood at $213.3 billion at the end of the recent quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Veron said so far the EU has used the European budget and in particular unspent sums to provide guarantees that the debt will be repaid.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

These are financial exercises carried out by the executive several times a year, involving the reallocation of unspent funds by departments, as well as new money which flows from Westminster spending decisions.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Mary Alice sat beside her with an unspent two-dollar bill in her pocketbook.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck