underinvestment

noun

un·​der·​in·​vest·​ment ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 

: an insufficient amount of investment

Examples of underinvestment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable. —Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, German leaders have been pushing to modernize and expand the armed forces after years of underinvestment. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Yet, relative underinvestment in open-source AI and critical infrastructure, driven by fear and by a search for short-term profits, has created an opening for others to set standards, shape ecosystems and define the direction of future technologies. —Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

It had been battered by drought, underinvestment and absentee ownership. —Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underinvestment

• arrestment
• divestment
• investment
• disinvestment
• reinvestment