underutilisation

A form of underutilization — The state of being underutilized

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noununderutilisation (usually uncountable, plural underutilisations)

plural underutilisations

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of underutilization.

    The story of the Class 67s is one of woeful underutilisation and a changing market.

    2025 June 11, Pip Dunn, “Network News: No takers... so the first Class 67 heads for scrap”, in RAIL, number 1037, page 16
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    However, one of the major challenges remains the underutilisation of Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA) and the health facilities where they invariably practise.

    2015 July 2, Lesley Milne et al., “Staff perspectives of barriers to women accessing birthing services in Nepal: a qualitative study”, in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

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APA

underutilisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underutilisation

MLA

“underutilisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underutilisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underutilisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underutilisation.

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