Etymology
Origin of unspent
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; un- 1, spent
Example Sentences
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In his playing days, the only risk Moody seemed to be concerned with was that some ounce of effort would be left unspent in pursuit of victory.
From BBC
Veron said so far the EU has used the European budget and in particular unspent sums to provide guarantees that the debt will be repaid.
From Barron's
That lowers the chances that refund money will flow to upper-income households and then sit unspent in a savings account or a brokerage account, he explained.
From MarketWatch
Archer said that most of the unspent money involved capital expenses like purchases of new transmission towers and upgrade projects.
From Los Angeles Times
However, those initial proposals had been expected to change, after hundreds of millions were left unspent, and Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford suggested he would be willing to give the NHS and councils more cash.
From BBC
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