underperform
[uhn-der-per-fawrm]
- 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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Investment risk is the risk that your savings will underperform; savings risk is the risk that you'll save too little.
Sorry, Folks: One Way or the Other, You'll Never Be Able to Completely Count on RetirementMegan McArdle
March 15, 2013
Lionized “superstar CEOs” tend to get much higher pay, yet begin to underperform their peers.