underreplacement

Meanings

noununderreplacement (plural not attested)

no pluralnutrition; nursing; nutrition; nursingmedicineThe replacement of a substance at a level less than what makes up for whichever specific deficiency or loss is present.
Near-synonym: undersupplementation
1 more example
They need to watch out for underreplacement of magnesium because an adverse effect of the medication is impaired magnesium metabolism.
Synonyms: undersupplementation · Antonyms: overreplacement, oversupplementation
no pluralbusinessThe replacement of equipment, supplies, or staffing at a level less than what makes up for baseline attrition, either appropriately (e.g., because of reduced demand) or inappropriately (e.g., because of budget constraints or underinvestment).First known use c. 1930s
The company has pledged that its AI use will not produce any layoffs; one way that headcount reduction may nonetheless occur will be if underreplacement of workers lost to normal attrition is pursued.
1 more example
In the railroad equipment industry, activity failed to recover fully as the slow process of underreplacement had not yet brought plant and equipment facilities to a level consonant with the reduced volume of railroad traffic.
1939, United States Department of Commerce, The Annual Report of the Secretary of Commerce, Volumes 24-29 (Volume 27), page viii
Antonyms: overreplacement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe replacement of a substance at a level less than what makes up for whichever specific deficiency or loss is present.

Similar

undersupplementation

Opposite

overreplacement oversupplementation

nounThe replacement of equipment, supplies, or staffing at a level less than what makes up for baseline attrition, either appropriately (e.g., because of reduced demand) or inappropriately (e.g., because of budget constraints or underinvestment).

Opposite

overreplacement

Also see

undersupplementation