[1885–90; under- + production]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, foregut, scrum, twoferunder- is a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed)
Examples of 'underproduction' in a sentence
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Price controls have destroyed the market and led to underproduction.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The countries said they would return to full compliance with previously agreed output cuts after months of underproduction.