underproduction

American  

[uhn-der-pruh-duhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər prəˈdʌk ʃən /

noun

1. production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.

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underproduction British  

/ ˌʌndəprəˈdʌkʃən /

noun

1. commerce production below full capacity or below demand

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Other Word Forms

• underproductive adjective
• underproductivity noun

Etymology

Origin of underproduction

First recorded in 1885–90; under- + production

Example Sentences

The state remains in the throes of a housing-price and homelessness crisis brought about by 30 years of housing underproduction.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2023

In fact, it has been estimated that King County needs to spend an additional $450 million to $1.1 billion per year to make up for years of housing underproduction.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

L.A.’s decades of underproduction and depth of need show how hard it will be to provide housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Disorders can arise from both the underproduction and overproduction of thyroid hormones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

And, as is now well known to all of us, the same net loss to society comes from reckless overproduction and monopolistic underproduction of natural and manufactured commodities.

From State of the Union Address by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano