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underfund

/ˈəndɝˌfənd/ verb

To provide insufficient funds (for).

Word Origin Fund comes from Latin fundus 'bottom, foundation' — a fund is the financial foundation. Underfund means to provide less than the necessary foundation, to under-support. The same root gives us fundamental, foundation, and profound (deep, to the bottom). The under- prefix (Old English) appears in underestimate, underdog, undercut.

verb To provide insufficient funds (for).

We cannot underfund public education without consequences.

(动词) 资金不足；拨款不足；资助不够 【提供不足资金】

我们不能在没有后果的情况下削减公共教育资金。

(verbo) Proporcionar fondos insuficientes (para).

No podemos subfinanciar la educación pública sin consecuencias.

(verbe) sous-financer; financer insuffisamment [Financer de manière insuffisante.]

Nous ne pouvons pas sous-financer l'éducation publique sans conséquences.

(Verb) unterfinanzieren [Etwas mit zu geringen finanziellen Mitteln ausstatten; nicht ausreichend finanzieren.]

Wir können die öffentliche Bildung nicht **underfund**, ohne Konsequenzen zu riskieren.

(動詞) （～に）十分な資金を提供しない。

公立教育への資金を不足させれば、必ず結果として現れる。

(verbo) subfinanciar; financiar insuficientemente; descapitalizar [Fornecer fundos insuficientes (para).]

Não podemos subfinanciar a educação pública sem consequências.

Synonyms: underfinance undercapitalize shortchange stint starve of funds Antonyms: overfund fund fully adequately fund
Word parts: under + fund

Related words

refund fundamental fundamentally foundation founder profound profoundly profundity

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