undersupplied
Short on inventory
Undersupplied means not provided with enough of something needed.
A market is undersupplied when demand exceeds available goods.
A school may be undersupplied with textbooks, a hospital with nurses.
The region remains chronically undersupplied with clean water.
The word implies a shortage relative to requirements rather than absolute scarcity.
In short supply
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- limitedRestricted in extent
- shortOf limited extent
sparse · meager · depleted · unavailable · deficit · shortfall · rationed · backordered
Insufficiently provided for
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- deprivedLacking necessities
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
disadvantaged · underfunded · overlooked · starved · wanting · needy · lacking · privation
Insufficiency of something needed
- demandForceful request or requirement
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- allocationDistribution of shares
rationing · procurement · inventory · wholesale · distribution · logistics · vendor · commodity
scarce
In short supply
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- limitedRestricted in extent
short · sparse · meager · depleted · unavailable · deficit · shortfall · rationed · backordered · stockout
underserved
Insufficiently provided for
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- deprivedLacking necessities
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
impoverished · disadvantaged · underfunded · overlooked · starved · wanting · needy · lacking · privation · inequity
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- demandForceful request or requirement
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
allocation · rationing · procurement · inventory · wholesale · distribution · logistics · vendor · commodity · resource
undersuppliedoversupplied
Given excess stock
overstocked · abundant · plentiful · glutted · saturated