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undercovered en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + covered.

Meanings

  1. Insufficiently covered (against risk).
    • If you are looking for a way to invest in undercovered stocks, Ms. Twitchell noted that an exchange traded fund opened last September, the Claymore/Sabrient Stealth E.T.F., “which provides exposure to an index of 150 stocks covered by two or fewer analysts.” 2007 July 7, Paul B. Brown Who Is 5-Foot-10, “Look for the Overlooked Stocks”, in New York Times:
  2. Having too little coverage.
    • To go outside the unusual, to report the uncovered or undercovered, reporters have to find new listening posts. 2006, George Padgett, New Directions in Diversity, →ISBN:

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undercovered en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From undercover + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of undercover
    form of undercover