underspends
Stays under budget
Underspends is the third-person singular of underspend—to spend less than allocated or budgeted.
Government agencies that underspend their budgets may face cuts the following year: The department consistently underspends, then scrambles to use funds before the fiscal year ends.
As a noun, underspends refers to amounts left unspent.
Distribution of shares
- deficitAmount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- expensesMoney spent on things
fiscal · cashflow · underfunding · shortfall · appropriation · outlay · disbursement · projection
Supply kept back
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- fundReserved money supply
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
cushion · rollover · carryover · retained · banked · set-aside · provision · deposit
Excessive frugality with resources
- scrimpingExcessive thrift, stingy saving
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
skimping · penny-pinching · cheapskate · stinginess · closefisted · pinchpenny · economizing · belt-tightening
Enforced economic stringency
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
stagnation · stimulus · belt-tightening · retrenchment · downturn · adjustment · devaluation · sanctions
allocation
Distribution of shares
expenses · fiscal · cashflow · underfunding · shortfall · appropriation · outlay · disbursement · projection · variance
reserve
Supply kept back
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- fundReserved money supply
stockpile · cushion · rollover · carryover · retained · banked · set-aside · provision · deposit · stash
parsimony
Excessive frugality with resources
- scrimpingExcessive thrift, stingy saving
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- sparingUsing resources minimally
miserly · skimping · penny-pinching · cheapskate · stinginess · closefisted · pinchpenny · economizing · belt-tightening · cost-cutting
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
deflation · stagnation · stimulus · belt-tightening · retrenchment · downturn · adjustment · devaluation · sanctions · bailout
underspendsoverspends
Exceeds one's budget
overspending · splurges · squanders · overruns · maxes out