insufficient funds
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsufficientandfund
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insufficient
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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fund
noun
uk/fʌnd/us/fʌnd/
an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a ...
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(Definition ofinsufficientandfundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The problem got worse in 1917-18, when insufficient funds and budget cuts required that the refugees find work.
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If insufficient funds are provided, we will need to cut benefits on a pro rata basis for all food stamp recipients.
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Shackleton certainly also seriously undermined the welfare of the party by providing insufficient funds.
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They have all the time been approached with friendly requests for help which hitherto they have possessed insufficient funds to meet.
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Hospitals are being closed because there are insufficient funds.
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Should that occur, insufficient funds may be generated at the end of the growth cycle to enable the farmer to replant.
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I suggest that these hospitals, because they have insufficient funds, are economising at the expense of their patients.
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The deficits were caused by costs incurred through the delay in opening the building and through insufficient funds to run the building.
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The point about the teachers' pay settlement is that there are insufficient funds for it.
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This has been impossible because we have had insufficient funds to maintain even the lengths of river which are already under our control.
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I note that the interim advisory committee is also concerned that there are insufficient funds available specifically for training.
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Those people are being refused grants and loans because of insufficient funds in the local office.
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It was closed because the department had insufficient funds to meet many of those applications.
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Yes, apart from the usual cases of insolvency where a trader has insufficient funds to pay his creditors.
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I fear, is in danger of collapse because of insufficient funds.
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Is he also aware that he has insufficient funds for the many grandiose schemes that he has available?
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I maintain that insufficient funds are given for staffing in schools to reflect the changes that they are being asked to implement.
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I understand that they are now saying that there are insufficient funds for the national education budget.
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