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underdeal en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + deal.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To deal insufficiently or inadequately; have dealings which are below requirement or expectation
   • When one partner (usually the man) underdeals with a parent or family member, the other partner (usually the woman) is likely to overdeal with that same person. 2012, Harriet Lerner, Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up:
   • Extended family issues (Mom overdeals with his family and Dad underdeals with his family.) 2003, Carol Ummel Lindquist, Happily Married with Kids: It's Not Just a Fairy Tale, page 6:
   • Another cause for sending bills late is that the Assessor could underdeal with property-owner by delaying assessment. 1993, Pratibha Chandrashekhar Mudgerikar, Financial Management and Resource Mobilisation of the Cities in Developing Countries:

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Antonyms

overdeal