undersupply

verb, noun — 2 senses

verb

Etymology From under- + supply.

To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately

As a result, clinics and hospitals are understaffed and undersupplied.2007 April 18, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “Iraq’s Public Health Services Severely Strained, Group Says”, in New York Times:

noun

Etymology From under- + supply.

An inadequate supply.

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