underkill
verbUK /ˌʌndəˈkɪl/ · US /ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/
Etymology From under- + kill.
1
Business, Manufacturing To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.
- Antonyms
- overkill
underkill
nounUK /ˈʌndəˌkɪl/ · US /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/
Etymology From under- + kill.
1
Business, Manufacturing Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
2
Government, Military, Politics, War The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.
- Antonyms
- overkill