underreserved en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + reserved.
Meanings
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Having an inadequate reserve.
One reason for this, as recently noted in this space, is that banks are underreserved for losses.
2007 November 11, Gretchen Morgenson, “There's No Superhero in the Wings”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more underreserved | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most underreserved | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |