underproduction
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of underproduction
First recorded in 1885–90; under- + production
Example Sentences
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The abnormal scarcity — compounded by the region’s long-running underproduction of housing — emerged when homeowners chose not to sell and give up pandemic-era mortgage rates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
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
The oil market will see a small surplus of just 0.4 million barrels per day in 2022, much less than forecast earlier, according to OPEC+ sources, due to underproduction by the group's members.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022
There are several reasons behind the underproduction of new housing units.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 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
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