as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
an undersupply of affordable office space
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Recent Examples of undersupply
This undersupply raises housing prices and prevents many Americans from becoming homeowners.
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Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the market shifted, leaving an overabundance of training compute and an undersupply of inference compute.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
This increase in cost ratio is due to undersupply conditions and inflation.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Where the candidates stand on housing A chronic undersupply of homes has helped catapult prices to near-record highs.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the market shifted, leaving an overabundance of training compute and an undersupply of inference compute.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
This increase in cost ratio is due to undersupply conditions and inflation.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Where the candidates stand on housing A chronic undersupply of homes has helped catapult prices to near-record highs.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersupply
Noun
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But as Kimmel shared with Danson, 77, things weren't easy in the beginning due to a shortage of star power.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, the number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa requirements for workers in key industries facing labor shortages amid a declining birth rate and aging workforce.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other issues brought up at the meeting included ongoing construction, public safety and a lack of sufficient workforce housing.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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D’Alleva Valas said the biggest barrier for women, though, isn’t a lack of knowledge.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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