having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
an undercapitalized bank/company/enterprise
As with all small businesses, we are undercapitalized.
Examples of 'undercapitalized' in a sentence
undercapitalized
From the middle 1970s to the early 1990s, undercapitalized mutual thrifts used conversions to raise capital.
James A. Wilcox, Luis G. Dopico, Stephanie O. Crofton 2012, 'CONVERSIONS AND CAPITAL OF MUTUAL THRIFTS: CONNECTIONS, PROBLEMS, AND PROPOSALS FORCREDIT UNIONS', Essays in Economic and Business Historyhttp://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/48. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)