"unspend" meaning in English

See unspend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unspends [present, singular, third-person], unspending [participle, present], unspent [participle, past], unspent [past]
Etymology: un- + spend Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|spend|id1=reversive}} un- + spend Head templates: {{en-verb|unspends|unspending|unspent}} unspend (third-person singular simple present unspends, present participle unspending, simple past and past participle unspent)
  1. (transitive, rare) To recover (money that has been spent); to undo the spending of. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unspend-en-verb-tCDgHCwG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unspend meaning in English (1.4kB)

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