underproduction
Making too little
Underproduction is producing less of something than is needed or expected.
The term appears in economic contexts when supply falls short of demand: Underproduction of semiconductors caused widespread shortages.
It can also describe creative output: The studio blamed underproduction for the delay.
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
scarcity · dearth · paucity · undersupply · gap · shortage · unmet · insufficient
Prolonged economic decline
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- contractionReduction in size
- downturnEconomic decline period
slowdown · shortage · undersupply · quota · output · capacity · manufacturing · industrial
deficit
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- deficiencyLack of something needed
lack · scarcity · dearth · paucity · undersupply · gap · shortage · unmet · insufficient · inadequate
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- contractionReduction in size
downturn · slowdown · shortage · undersupply · quota · output · capacity · manufacturing · industrial · GDP
- economic problemsmarket failure, recession, inflation, deflation, stagflation
- market imbalancesshortage, surplus, glut, scarcity, oversupply
underproductionoverproduction
Excessive manufacture beyond need
surplus · glut · oversupply · overabundance · superabundance
produce, product, production, producer, productive, producing, productivity, reproduce, reproduction