underspend

verb

1. 投资不够；花费少于
   to not spend enough money on sth
   1. The inquiry found that the company had seriously underspent on safety equipment.
      调查发现，公司对安全设备的投资严重不足。
   2. We've underspent our budget this year.
      我们今年的花费少于预算。

1. VERB 支出不足；花费少于预算；花费低于支付能力
   If an organization or country underspends, it spends less money than it plans to or less money than it can afford.
   1. ...a country that underspends on health and overspends on statisticians.
      一个在公共卫生方面支出不足而在统计人员方面支出过高的国家
   2. Underspend is also a noun.
      
   3. There has been an underspend in the department's budget.
      该部门的花费少于其预算。

verb

1. spend at less than the normal rate

2. spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)