underserve

[ uhn-der-surv ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈsɜrv /

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verb (used with object), un·der·served, un·der·serv·ing.

to offer inadequate services or facilities to.

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Origin of underserve

First recorded in 1710–20; under- + serve

How to use underserve in a sentence

In New York, where there’s little by way of secure bike parking to speak of, most riders—including delivery drivers and people in areas underserved by public transit—lock up their e-bike on the street and hope for the best.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them|Patrick Lucas Austin|January 22, 2021|Time
It differentiates itself by focusing on “value conscious consumers” who it says have been underserved by traditional e-commerce players, according to its filing.
Online marketplace Wish files for initial public offering|Verne Kopytoff|November 20, 2020|Fortune
Freestyle co-president Mark Borde says the film specifically targets the “underserved” Christian-singles community.
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For instance, minority doctors are more likely to go on to work among indigent or underserved populations after medical school.
With Arsenio Hall Out, Late Night Becomes All White and Male—and So What?|Keli Goff|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I also had students that I took on pro bono from underserved schools who were the first in their family to go to college.
College Application Guru Turned Author Lacy Crawford on ‘Early Decision’|Lizzie Crocker|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Across the United States, we have opened 86 new stores in underserved communities bringing hundreds of new jobs.
Walmart’s Goodwill Tour: We Love Our Workers and America, Too|Winston Ross|June 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
New access points improve the health status and decrease health disparities of the medically underserved populations to be served.
In non-Charlotte News, Paul Ryan Amazing Hypocrisy Watch|Michael Tomasky|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
During my Administration, health services to the poor and underserved have been dramatically increased.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various