underspend
Use less budget
Underspend means to spend less than allocated or budgeted.
A department that underspends its budget has money left over: The agency underspent by two million dollars this fiscal year.
As a noun, an underspend is the amount unspent: The underspend will be carried forward to next year.
The word implies spending below expectations rather than simply being frugal.
Failure to reach quota
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
- underutilizationInsufficient use of resources
- deficitAmount still owed
surplus · allocation · cutbacks · underestimate · rationing · austerity · insufficiency · reduction
Supply kept back
- accumulateGather gradually
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- stashHidden reserve
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
set-aside · surplus · squirrel · deposit · funds · savings · cushion · holdback
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
cost-conscious · penny-pinching · sparing · tightfisted · meager · spartan · minimalist · austere
Careful, wise judgment
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
risk-averse · careful · deliberate · measured · judiciousness · discretion · temperance · self-control
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
- underutilizationInsufficient use of resources
deficit · surplus · allocation · cutbacks · underestimate · rationing · austerity · insufficiency · reduction · undersupply
reserve
Supply kept back
- accumulateGather gradually
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- stashHidden reserve
stockpile · set-aside · surplus · squirrel · deposit · funds · savings · cushion · holdback
thrifty
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
parsimonious · cost-conscious · penny-pinching · sparing · tightfisted · meager · spartan · minimalist · austere · scrimping
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- moderationAvoidance of excess
conservatism · risk-averse · careful · deliberate · measured · judiciousness · discretion · temperance · self-control · hesitancy
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
- budget termsbudget, deficit, surplus, revenue, outlay
- payingpay, payment plan, pay up, pay out, pay off
underspendoverspend
Spend beyond means
overspending · overrun · splurge · run over · overextend
underspendoverspend
Spend beyond means
splurge · squander · live beyond one's means · throw money around