underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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The events have increased scrutiny on the FAA and U.S. air traffic control, which experts have said is suffering from longtime underinvestment with outdated equipment and insufficient staffing.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 20 May 2025
But since her appointment in August 2021, Giner had worked to overhaul operations at the South Bay plant to bring it up to speed after years of poor organization and underinvestment.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The Risk of Falling Behind The consequences of this underinvestment are already becoming apparent.
—Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
But to many observers, this fetishization of austerity has contributed to decades of underinvestment in domestic infrastructure − from roads, to schools, to public buildings, to broader public services − failures which the AfD has been eager to exploit.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 20 May 2025
But since her appointment in August 2021, Giner had worked to overhaul operations at the South Bay plant to bring it up to speed after years of poor organization and underinvestment.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The Risk of Falling Behind The consequences of this underinvestment are already becoming apparent.
—Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
But to many observers, this fetishization of austerity has contributed to decades of underinvestment in domestic infrastructure − from roads, to schools, to public buildings, to broader public services − failures which the AfD has been eager to exploit.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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