un|der|sup|ply

un|der|sup|ply
un|der|sup|ply «UHN duhr suh PLY; noun. UHN duhr suh PLY», verb, -plied, -ply|ing, noun, plural -plies.
–v.t.
to supply insufficiently or inadequately: »

If this should happen, the underdeveloped world will be even more desperately undersupplied with doctors (Harper's).

–n.
an insufficient or inadequate supply: »

The total money market is tight, which means that there is an undersupply of lendable capital and an oversupply of potential borrowers (New York Times).


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