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Underspent

To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.

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efficientnoun	Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

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Word	Definition
efficientnoun	Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
unspent	Not spent.
unused	(not comparable) Not used.
underspendnoun	To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
overspendverb	To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
underfunded	Insufficiently funded.
expenditurenoun	(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
unbudgeted	Not allowed for in a budget.
reallocateverb	(transitive) To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.
understaffed	having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
shortfallnoun	The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
maladministrationnoun	(chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.
outlaynoun	The spending of money, or an expenditure.
overpaymentnoun	Payment exceeding the amount actually due.
discretionary	Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
budgeted	Having a budget
underinvestmentnoun	An insufficient investment.
mismanagementnoun	The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
reallocationnoun	The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.
inefficiently	In an inefficient manner.

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