underserved

adjective

un·​der·​served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd How to pronounce underserved (audio)
: provided with inadequate service

Examples of underserved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The event raised nearly $3 million for programs to empower underserved Asian and immigrant youth from low-income families in NYC. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024 The options are meant to provide additional revenue to the museum for exhibits, facility and garage upkeep, community outreach for underserved families and staff pay, according to Audra Blasdel, the museum's vice president of operations. The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024 The African diaspora dance curriculum and nonprofit organization has reached 50,000 underserved elementary school students across L.A. and Orange counties over the last 10 years. Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 At Goldman, Hill focuses on the Inclusive Growth fund, which invests in businesses that focus on the underserved across financial services, healthcare, and education/workforce services. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 New Pathways for Youth, Phoenix, $7,500 To offer underserved Phoenix youth workforce development/college and career planning sessions. Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024 The performer also took home the President's Award for years of public service through his New Look foundation, aimed at uplifting underserved youth. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2024 Philanthropists Trish and Dan Bell, whose gifts have spread millions among cultural arts and religious institutions, to Miami’s underserved and to educational and medical organizations, will be the 2024 Sand in My Shoes Award honorees, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024 The federal Infrastructure Act includes $5 billion to build a backbone of chargers along major routes and an additional $2.5 billion for rural areas and other underserved communities. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of underserved was in 1710

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“Underserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underserved. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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