undersupply

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ supply.

Pronunciation

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Verb

undersupply (third-person singular simple present undersupplies, present participle undersupplying, simple past and past participle undersupplied)

1. To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately
   • 2007 April 18, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “Iraq’s Public Health Services Severely Strained, Group Says”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As a result, clinics and hospitals are understaffed and undersupplied.

Noun

undersupply (countable and uncountable, plural undersupplies)

1. An inadequate supply.