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

Muhs attributed the dramatic rise to decades of underinvestment in roads but also the mid-April storms that saturated soil and caused the layers of roads to detach from each other. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Executives and analysts have pointed to previous management’s underinvestment in the company’s products as the primary culprit for many of its business challenges. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Well, the White House argues, and the reason this money was tucked into that bill, is that there's been decades of neglect, underinvestment, in rural hospitals across the country. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Decades of underinvestment have left America with aging infrastructure increasingly strained by modern demands. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underinvestment

• arrestment
• divestment
• investment
• disinvestment
• reinvestment