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单词 underinvestment
释义

underinvestment

noun

un·​der·​in·​vest·​ment ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt How to pronounce underinvestment (audio)
: an insufficient amount of investment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the former head of security spent nearly three hours explaining to Congress how the board skewed executive compensation towards overly ambitious profit targets that could only be reached by systematic underinvestment in its infrastructure. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Experts say chronic neglect of the city’s aging water infrastructure reflects how Black and brown communities are hit hardest by underinvestment. Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 The company exited bankruptcy in May 2021, promising to expand fiber service after years of underinvestment. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 However, proponents of a speedy transition away from fossil fuels argue that the European energy crisis was caused by an underinvestment in renewables, rather than divestment from fossil fuels. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 27 June 2022 The village suffers from decades of underinvestment, including a sewer system that is badly overextended. Dan Gearino, ABC News, 29 July 2022 After decades of underinvestment in roads, bridges, dams and travel of all kinds, citizens can see the consequences. William A. Galston, WSJ, 26 July 2022 Yet many Republican states have resisted Medicaid expansion, and decisions like this and a general underinvestment in public health by Republican governors might be the reason behind the growing Democratic-Republican mortality gap. Haider J. Warraich, STAT, 8 June 2022 Murphy called it part of a broad underinvestment in athletics in Boston Public Schools. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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