fund
noun
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose.
underfund
-
a word derived from
fund.
Example Sentences
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Continuing to underfund local health departments will have an impact, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2021
“It would underfund the technology directorate and you’d lose the whole crowding-in effect” of partnering with other federal agencies and the private sector.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2021
It now suffers, however, from Mr. Murdoch’s longstanding tendency to underfund digital projects in favor of his first loves, print and television.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2021
University networks are notoriously decentralized, difficult to secure, and often underfund cybersecurity.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2021
“I think it’s easier to ignore or underfund facilities that are off the U.S. mainland” and hope that no one notices, Bruck Syal says.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 11, 2020
