Definition of underfunding in English:
underfunding
nounˌʌndəˈfʌndɪŋˌəndərˈfəndɪŋ
mass nounInsufficient provision of money for a particular purpose, especially by an organization or government.
the chronic underfunding of elderly care
Example sentencesExamples
- Parents are having to pay too much in school fees to compensate for chronic underfunding by the provincial government.
- Top of the considerable pile of conundrums on his desk as director of television is the station's perennial problem of underfunding.
- The current underfunding problem dictates an extensive overhaul.
- Large excess capacity still exists and pension underfunding continues to haunt firms.
- Underfunding means the program may not take on new clients.
Definition of underfunding in US English:
underfunding
nounˌəndərˈfəndiNGˌəndərˈfəndɪŋ
Insufficient provision of money for a particular purpose, especially by an organization or government.
the chronic underfunding of elderly care
Example sentencesExamples
- Large excess capacity still exists and pension underfunding continues to haunt firms.
- Parents are having to pay too much in school fees to compensate for chronic underfunding by the provincial government.
- Underfunding means the program may not take on new clients.
- The current underfunding problem dictates an extensive overhaul.
- Top of the considerable pile of conundrums on his desk as director of television is the station's perennial problem of underfunding.