underinvestment

[uhn-der-in-vest-muhnt]

noun

1. the act or result of failing to invest enough time, effort, resources, etc., in something.

2. the result of failing to attract enough businesses, industries, etc., to invest in an area or sector.

Example Sentences

It concluded that this underinvestment has left crucial areas of women's health overlooked.

From BBC

A recent report by the Independent Water Commission noted that water companies were hiking bills following years of underinvestment.

From BBC

But overall, the more-than-century-old studio has struggled from underinvestment in its intellectual property and movie brands.

From Los Angeles Times

For David Ellison and his billionaire father, Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison, buying a legacy studio like Paramount is an opportunity to turn around an asset that has long suffered from poor corporate decision making and chronic underinvestment.

From Los Angeles Times

Water bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry in England and Wales has found.

From BBC