underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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Paramount’s cable brands have shrunk in relevance thanks to various mistakes by corporate leadership, including chronic underinvestment.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
High emission prices will help remedy the problem of underinvestment in low-carbon technologies, but governments must provide additional support.
—William Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2021
In contrast, neighborhoods with lower credit scores often struggle with underinvestment, higher crime rates, and poorer health outcomes—issues that are exacerbated by the stress and financial instability that low credit scores represent.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
This monumental investment announced on Tuesday is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, which aims to advance racial wealth equity by addressing systemic underinvestment in Black institutions and communities.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
High emission prices will help remedy the problem of underinvestment in low-carbon technologies, but governments must provide additional support.
—William Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2021
In contrast, neighborhoods with lower credit scores often struggle with underinvestment, higher crime rates, and poorer health outcomes—issues that are exacerbated by the stress and financial instability that low credit scores represent.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
This monumental investment announced on Tuesday is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, which aims to advance racial wealth equity by addressing systemic underinvestment in Black institutions and communities.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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