underprovision

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noun

Insufficient provision.

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Meanings

noununderprovision (countable and uncountable, plural underprovisions)

plural underprovisions

  1. countableuncountableInsufficient provision.
verbunderprovision (third-person singular simple present underprovisions, present participle underprovisioning, simple past and past participle underprovisioned)

present singular third person underprovisions · participle present underprovisioning · participle past underprovisioned · past underprovisioned

  1. To provide less than is necessary.

Origin

From under- + provision.

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APA

underprovision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprovision

MLA

“underprovision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprovision. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprovision,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprovision.

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