underfunds
Allocates insufficient money
Underfunds means to provide insufficient money for something, leaving it without the resources needed to function properly or achieve its purpose.
Government programs, schools, and pension plans are commonly described as underfunded when budgets fall short of what's required.
The state has chronically underfunded its public transit system.
The term implies a gap between what's allocated and what's actually needed.
Dies from hunger
- deprivesTakes something away
- shortchangesGives back too little
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
- stintsBounded work periods
withholds · denies · neglects · scrimps · cheats · slights · underinvests · underresources
Plan for spending
- deficitAmount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- allocationDistribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
expenditure · revenue · financial · cutback · resource · subsidy · grant · provision
Places of learning
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- programsCoded instructions for computers
services · agencies · departments · research · healthcare · education · public works · social services
starves
Dies from hunger
- deprivesTakes something away
- shortchangesGives back too little
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
stints · withholds · denies · neglects · scrimps · cheats · slights · underinvests · underresources · underequips
budget
Plan for spending
- deficitAmount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- allocationDistribution of shares
appropriation · expenditure · revenue · financial · cutback · resource · subsidy · grant · provision · disbursement
schools
Places of learning
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
programs · services · agencies · departments · research · healthcare · education · public works · social services · transit