unfunded

adjective

un·​fund·​ed ˌən-ˈfən-dəd How to pronounce unfunded (audio)
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools

Examples of unfunded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the extension is completed, it will be operated under contract by BART, a transit agency that yearly sets new heights of poor planning and unfunded new services. Lewis Wolff, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024 Her unfunded tax cuts roiled financial markets and sent borrowing costs surging. Associated Press, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unfunded 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfunded was circa 1775

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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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