undersubscribe

American  

[uhn-der-suhb-skrahyb] / ˌʌn dər səbˈskraɪb /

verb (used with object)

undersubscribed, undersubscribing

1. to subscribe for less of than is available, expected, or required.

   The concert series is undersubscribed and may be cancelled.

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Etymology

Origin of undersubscribe

First recorded in 1560–70; under- + subscribe

Example Sentences

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undersubscribed

But there were almost no new investments made last year, and all tenders for subsidies in Germany were undersubscribed, according to data from think tank Agora Energiewende.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

It is estimated more than one million fans have made the journey, and very few matches have looked significantly undersubscribed.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022

But so much of the data we have on private schools is based on basically comparing public schools to a set of private school options that are, say, undersubscribed, that are accessible with vouchers.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2021

On Tuesday, the Bundesnetzagentur, that holds the licensing auctions for new capacity, reported the latest auction was undersubscribed again, with 187 MW out of 500 MW awarded.

From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2019

The next conventional wisdom was that the pools were ridiculously undersubscribed -- although the theories as to why that was the case varied based on whom you asked.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2012