Meanings
noununderinvestment (countable and uncountable, plural underinvestments)
plural underinvestments
- countableuncountableAn insufficient investment.
The West of England Line has long been a Cinderella railway. Decades of patch-and-mend underinvestment have resulted in consistently poor performance.
2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 7
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishinvestment
- Englishunderinvestment
From under- + investment.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
underinvestment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinvestment
MLA
“underinvestment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinvestment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underinvestment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinvestment.
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