underperformance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English performance English underperformance From under- + performance.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of underperforming
The fund manager has been plagued by underperformance and was forced to freeze redemptions on some of its funds at the height of the financial crisis last November.
2009 January 29, George Lekakis, “NAB Star is fading”, in Herald Sun:Haines added: "A critical factor in underperformance is timetabling, and I know we all talk about our determination never to repeat the disruption of May 2018. I'm therefore pleased that timetabling is one of those areas where, as a industry, we're coming together to try and fix a problem."
2019 November 20, “National Rail Conference”, in Rail, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underperformances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |