Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To provide insufficient funding for.
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- verb To provide insufficient
funds (for).
Etymologies
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Examples
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We can learn that “underground” and “underfund” are the English words in DictionaryLookup that begin and end with the letters “und”:
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We continue to underfund education and probably always will. —
Duncan: Smart Is Cooler Than Ever - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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They are governed by Republicans, who underfund and mismanage education (and everything else for that matter)
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They are governed by Republicans, who underfund and mismanage education (and everything else for that matter)!
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You and Employers ignore minimal levels of education are necessary in the modern Workplace, and would underfund these minimal levels.
Income Redistribution Proposals, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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No long term thinker would then (even more perversely) underfund the pension liability either.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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Many people chronically underfund their retirement savings.
Jason Alderman: Use Financial Windfalls Wisely Jason Alderman 2011
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If Illinois continues to underfund its pensions, the system could run out of money within the decade.
Land of Delinquents Josh Barro 2011
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A conservative rich guy who wants to underfund his province travels to the best specialists money can buy on medical tourism!
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Most city municipalities severely underfund entrepreneurship.
Daniel Isenberg: City Leader: Kick-Start Entrepreneurship in Your City Now Daniel Isenberg 2010
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