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underorder

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English

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ order.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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underorder (third-person singular simple present underorders, present participle underordering, simple past and past participle underordered)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To order too little or too few.
    Having underordered the popular new toys, we ran out within half a day.

Noun

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underorder (plural underorders)

  1. An order for too little or too few.