underfinanced
Lacking adequate capital
Underfinanced means lacking adequate funding or capital.
A project, organization, or venture that is underfinanced doesn't have enough money to operate effectively or achieve its goals: The clinic was chronically underfinanced and couldn't retain staff.
The term often appears in discussions of public services, startups, or infrastructure that suffer from insufficient investment.
Insufficiently financially supported
- cash-starvedSeverely short on funds
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
cutbacks · shortfall · deficit · public-schools · healthcare · infrastructure · libraries · understaffed
Funded without outside capital
- shoestringCord for footwear
- crowdfundedFinanced by public contributions
- self-fundedPaid with own resources
- undercapitalizedLacking sufficient financial resources
Stopped unexpectedly
- delayedMade to wait longer
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- half-finishedPartially completed, then stopped
abandoned · shelved · feasibility · contingency · milestone · deliverables · contractor · procurement
underfunded
Insufficiently financially supported
- cash-starvedSeverely short on funds
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- neglectedNot given proper attention
austerity · cutbacks · shortfall · deficit · public-schools · healthcare · infrastructure · libraries · understaffed · deteriorating
bootstrapped
Funded without outside capital
- shoestringCord for footwear
- crowdfundedFinanced by public contributions
- self-fundedPaid with own resources
undercapitalized · runway · pivot · scrappy · MVP · incubator · accelerator
stalled
Stopped unexpectedly
- delayedMade to wait longer
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
half-finished · abandoned · shelved · feasibility · contingency · milestone · deliverables · contractor · procurement · shovel-ready
underfinancedoverfunded
Granted excessive financial backing
capitalized · bankrolled · overfinanced · solvent · deep-pocketed
finance, finances, financial, financing, financed, financier, financially, refinance, nonfinancial