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underspend

/ ˌʌԻəˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. to spend less than (one can afford or is allocated)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the amount by which someone or something is underspent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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RMG disputed Park View Court had fallen into a state of disrepair and said service costs were audited, with any underspend returned.

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Its assumption of an underspend of £2.9bn published in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook would "very likely have been dropped" and instead it would have made a "materially higher" forecast for spending this year.

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It comes after a government report confirmed there had been a £358m underspend in the agricultural budget across last three years.

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Both Defra and the Treasury declined to comment on any proposed cuts but the government has acknowledged there was a £358m underspend in the agricultural budget over the past three years.

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In the recent budget cuts announced by Welsh government, there was an £11.5m underspend on the universal free school meal scheme.

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