unfunded

[ uhn-fuhn-did ]

adjective

1. not provided with a fund or money; not financed.
2. Finance. floating ( def 5b ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfunded¹

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + fund ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

This showed "hundreds of unfunded pressures on the public finances... this year and into the future too".

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I understand that Reeves was advised internally in July simply to reverse the “unfunded” 2% cut to employees’ National Insurance that was introduced by the Conservatives.

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One government source said all levelling-up spending was under review and described some of the commitments as "unfunded".

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Jones said the new guardrails are in contrast to Former Prime Minister Liz Truss' "borrowing for unfunded policies".

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But the school EpiPen scheme is optional and unfunded, and it is estimated that only half of schools have signed up.

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