underinvests
Puts in insufficient capital
Underinvests means to invest less than what's needed or advisable.
The term appears most often in discussions of institutional or systemic shortfalls: The district chronically underinvests in school infrastructure.
A company that underinvests in research may lose its competitive edge.
The word implies that inadequate investment will have consequences.
Allocates inadequate resources
- underspendsDisburses less than planned
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
- shortchangesGives back too little
- starvesDies from hunger
overlooks · neglects · ignores · deprioritizes · disregards · defers · withholds · rations
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
- underspendingInsufficient expenditure of funds
insufficiency · inadequacy · shortage · lack · scarcity · dearth · undersupply · deprivation
Preferring safety over uncertainty
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- hesitantSlow to act
- waryGuardedly alert
- overcautiousExcessively careful or wary
guarded · tentative · timid · apprehensive · reluctant · skeptical · circumspect · chary
underfunds
Allocates inadequate resources
- underspendsDisburses less than planned
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
- shortchangesGives back too little
starves · overlooks · neglects · ignores · deprioritizes · disregards · defers · withholds · rations · scrimps
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- underfundingInadequate monetary allocation
underspending · insufficiency · inadequacy · shortage · lack · scarcity · dearth · undersupply · deprivation · want
risk-averse
Preferring safety over uncertainty
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- hesitantSlow to act
- waryGuardedly alert
overcautious · guarded · tentative · timid · apprehensive · reluctant · skeptical · circumspect · chary · prudent