underspent
Below the limit
Underspent describes having spent less than allocated or budgeted.
A department that is underspent has money remaining: The project came in underspent by nearly a million dollars.
As a verb form, it's the past tense of underspend: We underspent on marketing last quarter.
Amount exceeding requirement
- allocationDistribution of shares
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- reserveSupply kept back
- leftoverFood saved after meals
unallocated · carryover · remainder · balance · appropriation · disbursement · expenditure · outlay
Careful use of resources
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
restraint · moderation · austerity · economizing · belt-tightening · cutback · scrimping · penny-pinching
Failure to reach quota
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
- underutilizationInsufficient use of resources
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- neglectFailure to provide care
inadequacy · gap · deficit · lack · insufficient · deferred · delayed · postponed
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- contractionReduction in size
- downturnEconomic decline period
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
slack · idle · underperformance · stimulus
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- allocationDistribution of shares
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- reserveSupply kept back
leftover · unallocated · carryover · remainder · balance · appropriation · disbursement · expenditure · outlay · allowance
thrift
Careful use of resources
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
conservation · restraint · moderation · austerity · economizing · belt-tightening · cutback · scrimping · penny-pinching · frugal
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
- underutilizationInsufficient use of resources
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
neglect · inadequacy · gap · deficit · lack · insufficient · deferred · delayed · postponed · backlog
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- contractionReduction in size
- downturnEconomic decline period
stagnation · slack · idle · underperformance · stimulus
underspentoverspent
Used too much money
overdrawn · overbudget · overspending · exceeded · maxed out