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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of underinvest.

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Examples

  • So I shouldn't use the word underinvested, just less of a cut relative to your peers, I guess.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • PepsiCo executives acknowledged on a conference call that it had "underinvested" in its Quaker line but said the company is starting to spend more on developing new, healthier offerings under this brand.

    Restructuring Charges Weigh On PepsiCo Profit 2010

  • Rio, the world's third-biggest mining group, was "underinvested" in Africa, and Mr Albanese intended to increase exploration and mine development on the continent.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2010

  • They are on sale, and most people are underinvested there.

    How to Make Your 401(k) Plan Work Harder Brett Arends 2012

  • She also has disputed the notion that the company underinvested in About, citing the acquisition of sites such as CalorieCount.com.

    Digital Strategy Undid New York Times CEO Russell Adams 2011

  • But, it is important to remember that every defense dollar spent to over-insure against a remote or diminishing risk - – or, in effect, to “run up the score” in a capability where the United States is already dominant - – is a dollar not available to take care of our people, reset the force, win the wars we are in, and improve capabilities in areas where we are underinvested and potentially vulnerable.

    Wonk Room » Gates: ‘This Is A Reform Budget’ 2009

  • But, it is important to remember that every defense dollar spent to over-insure against a remote or diminishing risk - – or, in effect, to “run up the score” in a capability where the United States is already dominant - – is a dollar not available to take care of our people, reset the force, win the wars we are in, and improve capabilities in areas where we are underinvested and potentially vulnerable.

    Wonk Room » What The F-22 Debate Is Really About 2009

  • Though few seem to want to bring it up in their zeal to bash the TSA, airline security was much more lax pre-9/11 and was conducted by minimum wage employees — this is because the airlines were responsible for security themselves and systematically underinvested init.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » If you like the BP spill, you’ll love cyberwar 2010

  • But now that cutoff is near, plenty of investors are nervous that underinvested fund managers will rush into lousy deals.

    Investors to Buyout Funds: Keep the Cash John Jannarone 2011

  • CWW has underinvested in the Web hosting and cloud-computing services that customers increasingly want.

    Wiring for Help at Cable & Wireless Hester Plumridge 2012

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