underutilised

ˌʌndəˈjuːtɪlaɪzd

Definition of underutilised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

not fully used

not used as much as possible or needed

This room is underutilised during the day.
The underutilised equipment gathered dust in the corner.
Many talents in the team remain underutilised.

neglected

underused

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Origin of underutilised

English, under- (insufficiently) + utilised (used)

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French:sous-utilisé, ...
German:ungenutzt, ...
Italian:sottoutilizzato, ...
Spanish:infrautilizado, ...
Portuguese:pouco utilizado, ...
Chinese:未充分利用的, ...
Japanese:有効活用されていない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُسْتَغَل بِالشَّكْلِ الْكافِي, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מְנוּצָּל כַּרָאוּי, ...
Russian:недоиспользованный, ...
Ukrainian:недостатньо використаний, ...
Hindi:अल्पप्रयुक्त, ...
Bengali:অপ্রচলিত, ...
Catalan:infrautilitzat, ...
Czech:nevyužitý, ...
Danish:underudnyttet, ...
Dutch:onderbenut, ...
Greek:υποχρησιμοποιημένος, ...
Hungarian:alulhasznosított, ...
Khmer:មិនត្រូវបានប្រើប្រាស់ឲ្យអស់សក្តានុពល, ...
Korean:충분히 활용되지 않은, ...
Persian:کم‌استفاده, ...
Polish:niewykorzystany, ...
Portuguese (BR):subutilizado, ...
Romanian:subutilizat, ...
Swedish:underutnyttjad, ...
Thai:ใช้งานน้อย, ...
Turkish:yetersiz kullanılan, ...
Vietnamese:chưa được sử dụng đầy đủ, ...

underutilise

ˌʌndəˈjuːtɪlaɪz

Definition of underutilise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

not enough use

Rare

use less than possible or needed

Rare

They underutilise the new equipment at the gym.
We underutilise our conference room most days.
Many companies underutilise their talented staff.

neglect

underuse

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Origin of underutilise

Latin, under (below) + utilisare (to make useful)

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French:sous-utiliser, ...
German:zu wenig nutzen, ...
Italian:usare poco, ...
Spanish:aprovechar poco, ...
Portuguese:subutilizar, ...
Chinese:浪费, ...
Japanese:活用しきれていない, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ اِسْتِخْدَام, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ פָּחוֹת, ...
Russian:использовать не в полной мере, ...
Ukrainian:недостатньо використовувати, ...
Hindi:कम उपयोग करना, ...
Bengali:কম ব্যবহার করা, ...
Catalan:aprofitar poc, ...
Czech:nevyužívat dostatečně, ...
Danish:udnytte for lidt, ...
Dutch:onvoldoende benutten, ...
Greek:χρησιμοποιώ ελάχιστα, ...
Hungarian:alulhasználni, ...
Khmer:ប្រើប្រាស់មិនអស់សក្តានុពល, ...
Korean:충분히 사용하지 않다, ...
Persian:کم‌استفاده کردن, ...
Polish:nie wykorzystywać w pełni, ...
Portuguese (BR):aproveitar pouco, ...
Romanian:a folosi insuficient, ...
Swedish:utnyttja för lite, ...
Thai:ใช้ไม่เต็มที่, ...
Turkish:yeterince kullanmamak, ...
Vietnamese:không tận dụng hết, ...

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