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expend vs underspend

underspend vs expend

expend and underspend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
underspend No No Yes No
As verbs, underspend is a hyponym of expend; that is, underspend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:
  • expend: pay out
  • underspend: spend at less than the normal rate
expend (verb) underspend (verb)
use up (resources or materials) spend at less than the normal rate
pay out spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
Difference between expend and underspend

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