underperformer

ˌʌndərpərˈfɔːrmər

Definition

Definition of underperformer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

person

Rare

someone who performs worse than expected

Rare

He was labeled an underperformer after missing his sales targets..

underachiever

business

Rare

company not meeting financial goals

Rare

The underperformer struggled in the competitive market.

laggard

underachiever

education

Rare

student not achieving expected academic results

Rare

The teacher helped the underperformer improve his grades.

struggler

underachiever

finance

TECH.

stock not meeting market expectations

TECH.

Investors were disappointed with the underperformer in their portfolio.

laggard

underachiever

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Origin of underperformer

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

Examples of underperformer in a sentence

Underperformers are often put on probation.
The underperformer was removed from the stock index.
Investors were disappointed with the underperformer's quarterly results.
The underperformer was given extra tutoring sessions.
Despite being an underperformer, she excelled in sports.
The underperformer dragged down the entire index.

Analysts downgraded the stock to an underperformer.

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French:personne sous-performante, entreprise sous-performante, ...
German:Leistungsschwacher, Underperformer, ...
Italian:sotto-performante, sottoperformante, ...
Spanish:mal desempeño, empresa de bajo rendimiento, ...
Portuguese:baixo desempenho, empresa com baixo desempenho, ...
Chinese:表现不佳者, 业绩不佳公司, ...
Japanese:低調な成績者, アンダーパフォーマー, ...
Arabic:مقصر, شركة متعثرة, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל בִּצּוּעִים נְמוּכִים, חֶבְרָה שֶׁאֵינָה עוֹמֶדֶת בְּיַעֲדִים, ...
Russian:неудачник, неэффективная компания, ...
Ukrainian:недовиконавець, компанія-аутсайдер, ...
Hindi:कम प्रदर्शन करने वाला, कमजोर प्रदर्शन करने वाली कंपनी, ...
Bengali:অপ্রত্যাশিত কর্মক্ষম ব্যক্তি, অধিকর্মী, ...
Catalan:rendiment inferior, empresa amb baix rendiment, ...
Czech:podprůměrný pracovník, zaostávající společnost, ...
Danish:underpræsterende person, underperformer, ...
Dutch:onderpresteerder, achterblijver, ...
Greek:υποαποδίδων, υποαποδοτική εταιρεία, ...
Hungarian:gyengén teljesítő, veszteséges vállalat, ...
Khmer:អ្នកធ្វើការបានទាបជាងការរំពឹងទុក, ក្រុមហ៊ុនដែលមិនសម្រេចគោលដៅហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:성과가 낮은 사람, 부진한 회사, ...
Persian:عملکرد ضعیف, شرکت ناکام, ...
Polish:słaby pracownik, słabo radząca sobie firma, ...
Portuguese (BR):baixo desempenho, empresa com baixo desempenho, ...
Romanian:performer slab, subperformer, ...
Swedish:underpresterare, underpresterande företag, ...
Thai:ผู้ที่ทำผลงานได้ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน, บริษัทที่ทำผลงานต่ำกว่าเป้า, ...
Turkish:beklenenin altında performans gösteren, başarısız şirket, ...
Vietnamese:người làm việc kém hiệu quả, công ty hoạt động kém, ...

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