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underspend

/ˌʌn.dərˈspend/

Traduction: Verbe indiquant le fait de dépenser moins d'argent que ce qui était nécessaire, attendu ou prévu dans un budget.

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verb

/ˌʌn.dərˈspend/C1formal
  • frVerbe indiquant le fait de dépenser moins d'argent que ce qui était nécessaire, attendu ou prévu dans un budget.

A verb used to indicate the act of spending less money than is necessary, expected, or budgeted.

  1. Spend less than budgetedB2formal

    To spend less money than the amount allocated or budgeted for a particular purpose.

    frDépenser moins que le budget prévu

    • The department underspent its annual budget by 10%.
    • We need to avoid underspending on essential maintenance.
    • The project underspent due to efficient resource management.

    Antonymesoverspend

  2. Spend less than normalB2formal

    To spend money at a rate lower than usual or expected.

    frDépenser moins que la normale

    • During the recession, many households underspent on luxury items.
    • The company has been underspending on marketing this quarter.
    • He tends to underspend on groceries by buying in bulk.

    Synonymescut backeconomizesavescrimpskimp

    Antonymesoverspend

Formes
  • underspent past participle
  • underspent past simple
  • underspending present participle
  • underspends third person singular