as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
an undersupply of affordable office space
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Recent Examples of undersupply
This die penalty creates a structural undersupply throughout the memory market, which supports pricing even beyond AI demand.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That resulted in a correction that created something of an undersupply today.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That resulted in a correction that created something of an undersupply today.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undersupply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersupply
Noun
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That means there will be no shortage of motivation in these final weeks, and their key players should continue to play every minute despite their run to the semi-finals of the Europa League.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That’s just one example of what more than three decades of chronic school funding shortages under Colorado’s decades-old spending cap has led to.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Goldman Sachs estimated that Qatar could see its GDP plunge by 14%, citing its lack of alternative export channels to the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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This Fire sign is, after all, notorious for its lack of a filter… and the 24-year-old singer just so happens to have her sun, Venus and Pluto here.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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