Can imply poor planning or missed opportunities when used in business or governmental contexts. Although we underspent this quarter, it resulted in a delay for our project's completion.
Pro Tip 2/3
Context Sensitivity
Understand the context; 'underspend' may be positive in personal finance but negative in public services. It's good I underspent on shopping, but the city's underspend on roads is troubling.
Pro Tip 3/3
Not Always Savings
'Underspend' doesn't always mean saving money smartly; it can suggest insufficient use of allocated funds. We underspent on marketing, which may explain the low sales.