underfinanced
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈfaɪnənst/
- Many underfinanced, undersubscribed universities should be downsized back to colleges.
Examples
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Many underfinanced startups have to find creative ways to attract investors and stay operational.
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"Was there a better Ponzi scheme than the one that ensnarled countless underfinanced homeowners?"
Blog text (12) -
They won adherents by providing relief from the squalid conditions in Egypt's underfinanced but open-to-all universities.
Academic text (1993) -
The new initiative aims to support underfunded programs in schools that are underfinanced and struggling.
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After years of relying on donations, the underfinanced art gallery finally received government support.
Synonyms
Does not have money to start or run a project
Not having enough money to run a school or project
Not having enough money to run or grow a business
Not having enough money to run or grow a business
A project that has no money to pay for it
Not given money to pay for it
How Funded
Surface Forms
Morphology
underfinanced = financed (transparent) = under + finance + ed
Formed by the productive prefix 'under-' meaning 'insufficient' + the participial adjective 'financed', so the meaning 'insufficiently funded' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Underfinanced comes from under- meaning 'not enough' and finance meaning 'money for a project'. So, underfinanced describes something that does not have enough money to work properly.