underproduction
noun
un·der·pro·duc·tion ˌən-dər-prə-ˈdək-shən 
: the production of less than enough to satisfy the demand or of less than the usual amount
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rather than stimulate growth, the Fed should discourage overproduction and underproduction. Assoc. 
WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The other is that farmers, mindful of that very risk, hold back in planting or form a cartel – classic underproduction or illicit collective agency that risks unaccountable market power of the kind antitrust laws are meant to prevent. Robert Hockett, Forbes, 5 June 2022 The same can of course happen in reverse, where distorted price signals prompt underproduction that issue in inflationary spirals. Robert Hockett, Forbes, 5 June 2022 The difference is that this time around there is an awareness that two decades of underproduction of housing is making California unsustainable. J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 July 2021 Dry skin is characterized by an underproduction of sebum, the naturally occurring waxy substance that coats and moisturizes your skin. Sarah Y. Wu, Marie Claire, 7 Apr. 2021 No other player drafted (or signed as an amateur) and developed by the club has done it over the past four seasons — a concerningly short list that has coincided with annual underproduction from the starting rotation. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2021 These characteristics are likely to lower hypertension, the study said, as hypertensionmay be caused by underproduction of vasodilators that help blood flow, and thickening arteries. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Apr. 2020 Depending on the disease, this might lead to the overactivation of immune cells, for example, or the underproduction of a hormone. Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2018 See More
WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The other is that farmers, mindful of that very risk, hold back in planting or form a cartel – classic underproduction or illicit collective agency that risks unaccountable market power of the kind antitrust laws are meant to prevent. Robert Hockett, Forbes, 5 June 2022 The same can of course happen in reverse, where distorted price signals prompt underproduction that issue in inflationary spirals. Robert Hockett, Forbes, 5 June 2022 The difference is that this time around there is an awareness that two decades of underproduction of housing is making California unsustainable. J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 July 2021 Dry skin is characterized by an underproduction of sebum, the naturally occurring waxy substance that coats and moisturizes your skin. Sarah Y. Wu, Marie Claire, 7 Apr. 2021 No other player drafted (or signed as an amateur) and developed by the club has done it over the past four seasons — a concerningly short list that has coincided with annual underproduction from the starting rotation. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2021 These characteristics are likely to lower hypertension, the study said, as hypertensionmay be caused by underproduction of vasodilators that help blood flow, and thickening arteries. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Apr. 2020 Depending on the disease, this might lead to the overactivation of immune cells, for example, or the underproduction of a hormone. Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above