underapply
Not enough coverage
To underapply is to apply something insufficiently—using less than the recommended or necessary amount.
The term appears most often in accounting, where overhead costs are underapplied when actual costs exceed the amount allocated: The factory underapplied overhead by $50,000 this quarter.
Also used for fertilizer, paint, or any substance applied in inadequate quantity.
Insufficient utilization of something
- underutilizeNot fully exploit
- skimpEconomize excessively
- stintFixed work period
- rationFixed allotted amount
spare · withhold · limit · restrict · shortchange · scrimp · economize · conserve
Miss or commanding view
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- omitLeave something out
- missFail to reach
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
ignore · neglect · forget · disregard · oversight · inattention · carelessness · laxity
underuse
Insufficient utilization of something
- underutilizeNot fully exploit
- skimpEconomize excessively
- stintFixed work period
ration · spare · withhold · limit · restrict · shortchange · scrimp · economize · conserve · undersupply
overlook
Miss or commanding view
bypass · ignore · neglect · forget · disregard · oversight · inattention · carelessness · laxity · slackness
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- restrainedHeld under control
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- sparingUsing resources minimally
measured · careful · guarded · judicious · circumspect · prudent · cautious · temperate · reserved · minimal