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- 1. an insufficient stock or amount of something: "soaring construction levels resulted in a global undersupply of steel"
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noun. un· der· sup· ply ˌən-dər-sə-ˈplī. Synonyms of undersupply. : an inadequate supply. Synonyms. crunch. dearth. deficiency. deficit. drought. drouth. failure. famine. inadequacy. inadequateness. insufficiency. lack. lacuna. paucity. pinch. poverty. scantiness. scarceness. scarcity. shortage.
Definition of 'undersupply' Word Frequency. undersupply in British English. (ˌʌndəsəˈplaɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -plies. 1. a supply which is less than what is required or necessary. the undersupply of residential apartments in the city. verb Word forms: -plies, -plying, -plied (transitive) 2. to supply less than required or necessary.
Synonyms for UNDERSUPPLY: shortage, lack, deficiency, scarcity, deficit, drought, famine, drouth; Antonyms of UNDERSUPPLY: amplitude, abundance, adequacy, wealth, plenty, sufficiency, opulence, plenitude.
A supply smaller than what is appropriate or required. tr.v. (ŭn′dər-sə-plī′) un·der·sup·plied, un·der·sup·ply·ing, un·der·sup·plies. To supply in an amount insufficient to what is appropriate or required. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. A supply smaller than what is appropriate or required. American Heritage. verb. To supply in an amount insufficient to what is appropriate or required. American Heritage. To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Origin of Undersupply. under- +"Ž supply. From Wiktionary. serjeanty. unity.
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noun A supply smaller than what is appropriate or required. transitive verb To supply in an amount insufficient to what is appropriate or required. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. verb To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately.
undersupply (third-person singular simple present undersupplies, present participle undersupplying, simple past and past participle undersupplied) To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately.
What does undersupply mean? undersupply ( English) Origin & history. under- + supply. Verb. undersupply ( third-person singular simple present undersupplies, present participle undersupplying, simple past and past participle undersupplied) To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately.
Synonyms for UNDERSUPPLIES: shortages, lacks, deficiencies, drouths, deficits, inadequacies, droughts, absences; Antonyms of UNDERSUPPLIES: sufficiencies, adequacies, amplitudes, plenties, abundances, plenitudes, wealths, surpluses.
