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Meanings of unspent in English

(Of financial resources) not spent.

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Examples for "unexpended"
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The weight of the unexpended blow carried Dupont off his feet.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
2
There were from time to time large unexpended and unappropriated balances in the treasury.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
3
My nerves were tense; they rang taut with unexpended energy.
Children of the Market Place
4
He held the gun high, his face lined with the strain of unexpended energy.
The thieves of manhattan
5
But the consul, too, had his fortune to make, and Micipsa's treasures were still unexpended.
Caesar: A Sketch
Usage of unspent in English
1
The funds were drawn from unspent budget money from 2015, they said.
Reuters
2
Snyder devised a regime of nature therapy to drain off unspent aggression.
The new yorker
3
Forgetting about the lamp, she tossed the unspent match into the bin.
The distant hours
4
A new and unspent and mighty force had come into the fray.
Winning a Cause: World War Stories
5
To die, with this cry of the heart unspent, untold for ever!
Eleanor
6
Another issue is that much of the existing budget goes unspent, he said.
The South African
7
Margery looked youthful and unspent, hinting at something held in reserve.
The new yorker
8
She was still very young, still had years and years of youth unspent.
The Price She Paid
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There was an unspent bullet in each of the six chambers.
Tough customer: a novel
10
She was healthy and active, quick at everything, and restless with unspent energy.
The Promised Land
11
And what comfort is there for controlled desire and unspent passion?
The Madman: His Parables and Poems
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And Edna, standing over her, her eyes raging, her fury unspent.
When the wind blows
13
She is full of an unspent love-youwill possess it all!
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
14
Last year, there was a carry-over of €250 million in unspent money.
The Irish Times
15
Academies are allowed to retain unspent funds as operational reserves.
The Guardian
16
There are still moments, signs of some unspent Rooney gold.
The Guardian
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