Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underreserved

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-re-served
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an inadequate reserve.

Example Sentences

"One reason for this, as recently noted in this space, is that banks are underreserved for losses."

Etymology

From under- + reserved.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underreserved (comparative) most underreserved (superlative)

Questions

What does underreserved mean?: Having an inadequate reserve.
Where does underreserved come from?: From under- + reserved.

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