underfinanced
adjective
un·der·fi·nanced
ˌən-dər-fə-ˈnan(t)st 
-ˈfī-ˌnan(t)st,
-fī-ˈnan(t)st
: inadequately financed
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Its environmental agencies are overstretched and underfinanced, its activities often hampered by politics.
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Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
Russia has attempted to expand its two main rail arteries to the Pacific (the BAM and the Trans-Siberian), but the underfinanced effort is going slowly.
—
Thane Gustafson,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2022
Medical boards are typically underfinanced and understaffed, and often underambitious.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2021
For now, Mattingly’s job remains to nurture young talent so an underfinanced team can overachieve.
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Steven Wine,
sun-sentinel.com,
28 Mar. 2021
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Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
Russia has attempted to expand its two main rail arteries to the Pacific (the BAM and the Trans-Siberian), but the underfinanced effort is going slowly.
—
Thane Gustafson,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2022
Medical boards are typically underfinanced and understaffed, and often underambitious.
—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2021
For now, Mattingly’s job remains to nurture young talent so an underfinanced team can overachieve.
—
Steven Wine,
sun-sentinel.com,
28 Mar. 2021
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“Underfinanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underfinanced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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