underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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Our findings therefore point to a misallocation of public capital, and substantial underinvestment in nondefense R&D.
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John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Humanity knows that bigger, more catastrophic storms are coming, but as Fox persuasively shows, the United States’ underinvestment undermines the entire world’s ability to predict them.
—Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2025
Soaring payroll costs, the state’s underinvestment in Medicaid and unreasonable taxes on hospitals are combining to attack the finances of independent hospitals around Connecticut, according to the Bristol Hospital administration.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
Prolonged underinvestment in education and digital infrastructure has caused Germany to fall from 5th to below 20th place in international competitiveness rankings.
—Raul Elizalde, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Humanity knows that bigger, more catastrophic storms are coming, but as Fox persuasively shows, the United States’ underinvestment undermines the entire world’s ability to predict them.
—Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2025
Soaring payroll costs, the state’s underinvestment in Medicaid and unreasonable taxes on hospitals are combining to attack the finances of independent hospitals around Connecticut, according to the Bristol Hospital administration.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
Prolonged underinvestment in education and digital infrastructure has caused Germany to fall from 5th to below 20th place in international competitiveness rankings.
—Raul Elizalde, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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