underinvest

intransitive verb

: to invest insufficient resources

free markets underinvest in pure research, so government needs to finance it

—Nicholas Lemann

underinvestment

ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗ 

noun

Word History

Etymology

under entry 1 + invest entry 2

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Rhymes for underinvest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed