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单词 underspend
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underspend
verb[IorT]
FINANCE,ECONOMICS
uk
/ˌʌndəˈspend/us
underspent
tospendless than you areableto or than wasplanned:
Departments that are underspending are beingallowedtocarryunusedpartsoftheirbudgetsforward.
underspend on sthIf wecontinueto underspend on thenetwork,problemswillbuildup.
Bigoilfirmsare underspendingtheirexplorationbudgets.
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overspendverb
underspend
noun[CorU]
FINANCE,ECONOMICS
uk
/ˈʌndəspend/us
underspent
theactofspendingless than you areableto or than wasplanned, or theamountspent:
TheScottishExecutive had a year-end underspend of £750m.
Theyagreedthat he couldcarryforwardany underspend from this year'sbudget.
an underspend on sthThe underspend on thecapitalinvestmentprogrammemight beduetocuttingcorners.
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overspendnoun
(Definition ofunderspendfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderspend

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Some firms may overspend while othersunderspend, depending on how prepared they are to risk harm and consequent reputational damage, as well as legal liability and possible bankruptcy.
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For local authority capital expenditure generally the level ofunderspendin 1981–82 could be between £400 million and £800 million.
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None of thatunderspendwas 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 beenunderspendof £4 million.
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There is no projectedunderspendfor the independent living—extension—fund.
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The current projectedunderspendfor 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 ofunderspend, 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 ofunderspend.
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Of course there has beenunderspendin 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 anyunderspendin this year's mental health care grant which may provide additional support to the borough council.
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