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单词 underfunding
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Definition of underfunding in English:

underfunding

nounˌʌndəˈfʌndɪŋˌəndərˈfəndɪŋ
mass noun
  • Insufficient 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.
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