underperform

American  

[uhn-der-per-fawrm] / ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrm /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected.

   Surprisingly, the stock has underperformed the market indexes all year. Several of our best players consistently underperform.

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Other Word Forms

• underperformance noun

Etymology

Origin of underperform

under- + perform

Example Sentences

Echoing his original attack, Weinstein attacked the fund for underperforming and said he had no faith in the board.

From The Wall Street Journal

If markets underperform or if your costs spike due to a healthcare emergency, burst pipes or broken car, that 4% will start to pinch.

From MarketWatch

Tesla stock, once a market highflier, has vastly underperformed several of its Magnificent Seven peers as sales of its electric vehicles have slowed.

From The Wall Street Journal

All of them underperformed the S&P 500 last year.

From Barron's

Amazon, which reports its December quarter earnings on Feb. 5, notably underperformed the S&P 500 last year, rising only around 5% compared to a 17% gain for the benchmark.

From Barron's