underinvestment

noun

un·​der·​in·​vest·​ment ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt How to pronounce underinvestment (audio)
: an insufficient amount of investment

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The sport was succeeding and finding new audiences despite egregious underinvestment. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 At the root of the underinvestment problem is a lingering misconception that women’s health is synonymous with reproductive health. Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 The nuclear industry suffered from years underinvestment in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 May 2025 Experts say that underinvestment really is the root cause of most of the headaches in the current U.S. air traffic control system. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for underinvestment

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First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of underinvestment was in 1940

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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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