underinvestment

American  

[uhn-der-in-vest-muhnt] / ˌʌn dər ɪnˈvɛst mənt /

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.

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Example Sentences

The state government, led by Maduro allies, blames a pipeline damaged in an earthquake last month but locals insist the water supply has been unreliable for far longer, as a result of years of underinvestment.

From BBC

Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.

From BBC

Tencent’s cloud revenue has lagged behind rivals such as Alibaba and Bytedance due to underinvestment in GPUs to fulfill ever-rising demand from clients, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The co-authors wrote that there is a “systematic underinvestment in pro-worker AI,” a term for technology that makes human capabilities more valuable.

From MarketWatch

That dropped due to infrastructure damage from the Iran-Iraq War, the loss of foreign expertise and chronic underinvestment.

From The Wall Street Journal