underproduction
- noun
- /ˌʌndərprəˈdʌkʃən/
:
subproducción
- Without adequate funding, the project suffers from underproduction and cannot meet its goals.
- resulting from underproduction
Examples
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Experts warn that underproduction of crops could lead to food shortages in the region.
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There is a tendency toward the underproduction of such goods since actors try to have a "free ride" in the hope that others will pay for their production.
Academic text (1990) -
Overproduction in this case is overproduction relative to what would take place in an ideal market system. Similarly, for underproduction of goods associated with positive externalities.
Academic text (1990) -
The copyright analogy also seems misplaced because copyright law is premised on the theory that without significant protection for expressive works, authors simply will not go to the trouble to create them, resulting in the underproduction of valuable literary and artistic works.
Academic text (2016) -
The company faced financial difficulties due to the underproduction of essential supplies.
Synonyms
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4.3
An amount by which money or resources are less than needed
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5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
Antonyms
How Productive
Surface Forms
Morphology
underproduction = production (transparent) = under + produce + tion
Formed by the productive prefix 'under-' (meaning insufficient) added to the common noun 'production', so the overall sense 'insufficient production' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Underproduction is made of under- meaning 'below' or 'not enough' and production from produce meaning 'to make' or 'create'. So, underproduction means making less than is needed or expected.