underperform

ˌʌndərpərˈfɔrm

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Conjugation

Definition of underperform - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

general useperform worse than expected or required

The team continued to underperform despite the new coach's efforts..

fall short

underachieve

finance

TECH.

yield a lower return than other investments

TECH.

The mutual fund began to underperform compared to the stock market index..

underachieve

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Origin of underperform

Old English, under (below) + perform (carry out)

Terms with underperform included in their meaning

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punch below one's weight

underperform

perform worse than expected based on ability

underdo

underperform

perform below one's abilities or potential

Examples of underperform in a sentence

Students who underperform may need additional support.
The company's shares continued to underperform in the market.
Despite efforts, the new product line started to underperform.

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French:sous-performer, ...
German:unterdurchschnittlich abschneiden, schlechter abschneiden als andere Investitionen, ...
Italian:rendere meno del previsto, ...
Spanish:tener un rendimiento inferior, ...
Portuguese:ter um desempenho inferior, ...
Chinese:表现不佳, 表现逊色, ...
Japanese:期待外れの成績を出す, 低調なパフォーマンスをする, ...
Arabic:قَصَّرَ, تَدَنَّى أَدَاؤُهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַפְקֵד מִתַּחַת לַמְּצֻפֶּה, לְהָנִיב תְּשׁוּאָה נְמוּכָה יוֹתֵר, ...
Russian:плохо выступать, недоходить, ...
Ukrainian:працювати гірше очікуваного, показувати гірші результати, ...
Hindi:उम्मीद से कम प्रदर्शन करना, कम रिटर्न देना, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাশামতো না করা, কম ফলন দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:rendir per sota de les expectatives, rendir per sota, ...
Czech:zaostávat, vynášet méně, ...
Danish:underpræstere, underpræstere i forhold til andre investeringer, ...
Dutch:onderpresteren, minder presteren, ...
Greek:αποδίδω κάτω από τις προσδοκίες, αποδίδω χειρότερα, ...
Hungarian:alulteljesíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបានអន់ជាងការរំពឹងទុក, ផ្តល់ផលចំណេញទាបជាង, ...
Korean:기대 이하의 성과를 내다, 수익률이 낮다, ...
Persian:کمتر از حد انتظار عمل کردن, بازدهی کمتری داشتن, ...
Polish:niedostatecznie się spisywać, przynosić niższe zyski, ...
Portuguese (BR):ter um desempenho inferior, ...
Romanian:a performa sub așteptări, a avea un randament mai mic, ...
Swedish:underprestera, prestera sämre, ...
Thai:ทำผลงานต่ำกว่าที่คาด, ให้ผลตอบแทนต่ำกว่า, ...
Turkish:beklentilerin altında performans sergilemek, daha düşük getiri sağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:thể hiện kém, sinh lời kém hơn, ...

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