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词汇 underspend
释义 underspend
verb[ I or T ]
 FINANCE, ECONOMICSuk /ˌʌndəˈspend/usunderspent
to spend less than you are able to or than was planned:
Departments that are underspending are being allowed to carry unused parts of their budgets forward.
underspend on sthIf we continue to underspend on the network, problems will build up.
Big oil firms are underspending their exploration budgets.
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underspend
noun[ C or U ]
 FINANCE, ECONOMICSuk /ˈʌndəspend/usunderspent
the act of spending less than you are able to or than was planned, or the amount spent:
The Scottish Executive had a year-end underspend of £750m.
They agreed that he could carry forward any underspend from this year's budget.
an underspend on sthThe underspend on the capital investment programme might be due to cutting corners.
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overspendnoun

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Some firms may overspend while others underspend, depending on how prepared they are to risk harm and consequent reputational damage, as well as legal liability and possible bankruptcy.
For local authority capital expenditure generally the level of underspend in 1981–82 could be between £400 million and £800 million.
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None of that underspend was necessary, and no one should have come to my surgeries crying because their home helps had been taken away.
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I have personal examples of many authorities who are grossly underspending.
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Some underspends have been identified, as is normal with such programmes, and where possible recommitment of grant will be made.
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At the county council meeting in the past week, it was discovered that there has been underspend of £4 million.
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There is no projected underspend for the independent living—extension—fund.
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The current projected underspend for 1993–94 is £1·2 million.
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Information about individual general practitioner fund holder over or underspends is not held centrally.
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As part of our scrutiny of the county council's budget, we uncovered underspending in this year's budget.
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We are aware of underspend, but we are working with local communities precisely to increase their capacity to utilise those funds.
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However, the history has always been one of underspend.
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Of course there has been underspend in some programmes, precisely because we were working with communities over a longer time.
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What the level of underspending in the defence budget is.
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I am currently considering whether there is any underspend in this year's mental health care grant which may provide additional support to the borough council.
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