underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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Its armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, have been the victim of years of underinvestment – but that is set to change.
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
This persistent underinvestment severely limits women’s ability to scale solutions that could drive widespread decarbonization.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teacher union, recently blamed a host of factors for last month’s disappointing NAEP results, among them underinvestment in public education and school choice policies.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The current supercycle is not just driven by surging demand but also by years of underinvestment in commodity production, particularly in the mining and metals sectors.
—Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
This persistent underinvestment severely limits women’s ability to scale solutions that could drive widespread decarbonization.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teacher union, recently blamed a host of factors for last month’s disappointing NAEP results, among them underinvestment in public education and school choice policies.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The current supercycle is not just driven by surging demand but also by years of underinvestment in commodity production, particularly in the mining and metals sectors.
—Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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