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单词 underperform
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underperform

[ uhn-der-per-fawrm ]
/ ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrm /

verb (used with or without object)

to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected: Surprisingly, the stock has underperformed the market indexes all year. Several of our best players consistently underperform.

Origin of underperform

under- + perform

OTHER WORDS FROM underperform

un·der·per·for·mance, noun

Words nearby underperform

underpants, under par, underpart, underpass, underpay, underperform, underpin, underpinning, underpinnings, underpitch vault, underplant
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Example sentences from the Web for underperform

  • Investment risk is the risk that your savings will underperform; savings risk is the risk that you'll save too little.

    Sorry, Folks: One Way or the Other, You'll Never Be Able to Completely Count on Retirement|Megan McArdle|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Lionized “superstar CEOs” tend to get much higher pay, yet begin to underperform their peers.

    How Boards Are Destroying Corporations|David Zweig, John Gillespie|January 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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