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Unspent

/ʌnˈspɛnt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not used or expended; remaining.

    "The unspent funds from the project will be allocated to next year's budget."
  2. 2

    Referring to something that has not been consumed or utilized.

    "He still had unspent energy after the long hike."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unspent' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with the past participle 'spent', which comes from the Old French 'despendre', meaning 'to expend or spend'. The evolution of the term reflects a shift from the action of spending to the state of having not yet been spent.

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