underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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The shutdown builds upon years of underinvestment in controller hiring and modernization, with training pipelines that can’t be accelerated at will.
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Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Others have sung a different tune on the likelihood of the sector’s success, pointing to decades of underinvestment and a global game of catch-up.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This means there’s going to be an underinvestment in training if left entirely to the private sector.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
Making upgrades to outdoor spaces, however, is a process riddled with red tape, and can be costly for many schools that are already facing underinvestment, says Turner.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Others have sung a different tune on the likelihood of the sector’s success, pointing to decades of underinvestment and a global game of catch-up.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
This means there’s going to be an underinvestment in training if left entirely to the private sector.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
Making upgrades to outdoor spaces, however, is a process riddled with red tape, and can be costly for many schools that are already facing underinvestment, says Turner.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underinvestment
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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