Word: underspend
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
spend
Definition: To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: spend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To squander; spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Etymology Compounds: Affix: expendere
Language: la
Decoded: expendere
Meaning: to weigh out