as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
an undersupply of affordable office space
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Recent Examples of undersupply
This die penalty creates a structural undersupply throughout the memory market, which supports pricing even beyond AI demand.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That resulted in a correction that created something of an undersupply today.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That resulted in a correction that created something of an undersupply today.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undersupply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersupply
Noun
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Police began cracking down Saturday, using pepper spray to help clear protesters at the Whitegate refinery in County Cork and vowing to remove others who were endangering critical infrastructure and public safety because gas shortages could prevent response by emergency services.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The International Energy Agency, S&P Global, BloombergNEF, Wood Mackenzie, and Goldman Sachs have all corroborated Grantham’s point, with the IEA projecting shortages in copper and lithium within a decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last year there were a lack of women’s matches during the night sessions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Investigators believe that Obeidin fell asleep as a result of the lack of sleep from the fraternity activities.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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