underutilization

American  

[uhn-der-yoot-l-ahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌʌn dərˌyut l aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, underutilisation

noun

1. failure to put to practical or profitable use.

   The theory fails to fully explain the underutilization of preventive care even when the care is fully subsidized.

   This initiative hopes to address the underutilization of financial aid in community colleges.

2. failure to use a machine, resource, etc., to its full capacity.

   The public firms' low productivity rates and underutilization of capital equipment led to operating costs about 25 percent higher than in the private companies.

   The underutilization of the collected data prevents improvements in product quality, energy efficiency, reliability, and, ultimately, profit margins.

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Etymology

Origin of underutilization

underutiliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

Underemployment and underutilization both fell in December, while hours worked rose, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means reversing a litany of mistakes from the past decade, from killing popular models such as the Xterra SUV to chronic underutilization at its two U.S. factories in Tennessee and Mississippi.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it comes with new risks, including the potentially large cost of underutilization of AI infrastructure, should demand fail to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, reposition and remodel aging, family-focused resorts that are experiencing underutilization, transforming play areas and kids’ clubs into wellness decks, dining hubs or cultural immersion spaces.

From MarketWatch

First, reposition and remodel aging, family-focused resorts that are experiencing underutilization, transforming play areas and kids’ clubs into wellness decks, dining hubs or cultural immersion spaces.

From MarketWatch