undersupply

ˌʌndərsəˈplaɪ

undersupplied, undersupplies

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Definition of undersupply - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

Rare

shortage of needed items or resources

Rare

The undersupply of vaccines caused delays in distribution.

deficiency

shortage

Verb

tr.

supply

Rare

provide insufficient supplies to meet needs

Rare

The company may undersupply the market this year.

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Origin of undersupply

English, under (below) + supply (provide)

Examples of undersupply in a sentence

An undersupply of affordable housing is a growing concern.
Farmers might undersupply the local markets due to drought.
The retailer tends to undersupply during holiday seasons.

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French:pénurie, sous-approvisionner, ...
German:Unterversorgung, unterversorgen, ...
Italian:carenza, fornire meno del necessario, ...
Spanish:escasez, proveer insuficientemente, ...
Portuguese:escassez, fornecer insuficientemente, ...
Chinese:短缺, 供不应求, ...
Japanese:供給不足, 十分な供給をしない, ...
Arabic:نَقْص الإِمْدَاد, قَصَّرَ فِي التَّوْفِير, ...
Hebrew:מַחְסוֹר, לְהַסְפִּיק בְּחֶסֶר, ...
Russian:нехватка, недопоставлять, ...
Ukrainian:нестача, недопостачати, ...
Hindi:कमी, अपर्याप्त आपूर्ति करना, ...
Bengali:অপ্রতুলতা, অপর্যাপ্ত সরবরাহ করা, ...
Catalan:escassetat, subministrar insuficientment, ...
Czech:nedostatek, podzásobovat, ...
Danish:underskud, underdimensionere, ...
Dutch:tekort, onvoldoende bevoorraden, ...
Greek:έλλειψη, μην καλύπτω επαρκώς, ...
Hungarian:hiány, alulellát, ...
Khmer:ការខ្វះខាតការផ្គត់ផ្គង់, ផ្គត់ផ្គង់មិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ...
Korean:공급 부족, 공급을 충분히 하지 못하다, ...
Persian:کمبود, کمبود کرد, ...
Polish:niedobór, niedostatecznie zaopatrzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):escassez, fornecer menos do que o necessário, ...
Romanian:lipsă, a furniza insuficient, ...
Swedish:brist, underleverera, ...
Thai:การขาดแคลน, จัดหาสินค้าไม่เพียงพอ, ...
Turkish:yetersiz arz, yetersiz malzeme sağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:sự thiếu hụt, cung cấp thiếu, ...

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