undersupply
/ˌʌndərsəˈplaɪ/
verb
- To provide less of something than is needed or demanded.
- If we undersupply the kitchen, we will run out of ingredients by Friday.
- The factory undersupplied the market with winter coats during the cold snap.
- The company was criticized for undersupplying hospitals with protective masks.
noun
- An insufficient amount of something that is needed.
- The undersupply of clean water caused serious health problems in the village.
- The undersupply of computer chips slowed down car production.
- There was an undersupply of teachers in rural schools last year.
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