underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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Management views underinvestment in AI as a greater risk than overinvestment, allocating $13 billion in capital expenditures—primarily for AI infrastructure—in Q3 2024 alone.
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Years of red tape, underinvestment in modernizing infrastructure, and climbing costs have left the country to play catch-up with other advanced economies.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Given that Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is contending with its own challenges stemming from years of underinvestment and economic decline, a Trump presidency could exacerbate its woes.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
Baretto cautioned that those Democratic candidates have to overcome historic underinvestment in regions such as the San Joaquin Valley, which has led to lower voter registration and turnout among Latinos compared with other racial and ethnic groups.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Years of red tape, underinvestment in modernizing infrastructure, and climbing costs have left the country to play catch-up with other advanced economies.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Given that Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is contending with its own challenges stemming from years of underinvestment and economic decline, a Trump presidency could exacerbate its woes.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
Baretto cautioned that those Democratic candidates have to overcome historic underinvestment in regions such as the San Joaquin Valley, which has led to lower voter registration and turnout among Latinos compared with other racial and ethnic groups.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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