UNDERPRODUCTION

underproduction

(noun) inadequate production or less than expected

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

underproduction (countable and uncountable, plural underproductions)

The production of an insufficient amount.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*pro*duc"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)

Definition: The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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