underfund
Allocate insufficient resources
To underfund is to provide insufficient money for something's needs or intended purpose.
The term appears most often in discussions of education, pensions, and public services: chronically underfunded schools, an underfunded retirement system.
Something underfunded has been starved of resources, whether through neglect, budget constraints, or deliberate policy.
Planned spending reductions
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- spending freezeHalt to disbursements
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
- fiscal restraintControlled government spending
sequestration · deficit reduction · cost control · trimming · streamlining · consolidation · rationing · cap
Inadequate allocation of resources
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
dereliction · oversight · shortchange · deprioritize · disinvestment · abandon · shirk · disrepair
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- gapUnfilled space between
lack · scarcity · dearth · paucity · depletion · want · need · undercapitalization
budget cuts
Planned spending reductions
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- spending freezeHalt to disbursements
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
fiscal restraint · sequestration · deficit reduction · cost control · trimming · streamlining · consolidation · rationing · cap · ceiling
underinvestment
Inadequate allocation of resources
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
inattention · dereliction · oversight · shortchange · deprioritize · disinvestment · abandon · shirk · disrepair · decay
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
gap · lack · scarcity · dearth · paucity · depletion · want · need · undercapitalization · financial hole
- underfunded schoolsSchools with insufficient financial support