underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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The dam uses 20 turbine units and supplies over 38% of Venezuela’s electricity, though recent drought and underinvestment have strained its output capacity.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
At the same time, local and state public‑health departments employ about 239,000 people nationwide, yet years of underinvestment, burnout and long-standing vacancies already leave many health departments unable to maintain basic services—from maternal-health home visiting to outbreak investigation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The shutdown builds upon years of underinvestment in controller hiring and modernization, with training pipelines that can’t be accelerated at will.
—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
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
At the same time, local and state public‑health departments employ about 239,000 people nationwide, yet years of underinvestment, burnout and long-standing vacancies already leave many health departments unable to maintain basic services—from maternal-health home visiting to outbreak investigation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The shutdown builds upon years of underinvestment in controller hiring and modernization, with training pipelines that can’t be accelerated at will.
—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
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 7 Dec. 2025.
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