underspent

英 [ˌʌndəˈspent] 美 [ˌʌndərˈspent]

v.  投资不够; 花费少于
underspend的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  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。

双语例句

  1. The government has actually underspent its budget this year.
    实际上政府今年的支出少于预算。