undercapitalized
/əndɚkˈæpətəlˌaɪzd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "You will recall that it [OUT magazine] appeared at irregular intervals. The reason for this was that the magazine was undercapitalised. In fact, it really had no capital at all and had a "hand to mouth" existence. An issue could not come out until all the proceeds of the previous issue, from sales, advertising, etc., were collected."
- ""The problem with all these insurance schemes ... they're all massively undercapitalized, especially given the situation," Velk said."
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 capitalized English undercapitalized From under- + capitalized.
Inflected Forms
more undercapitalized (comparative)
most undercapitalized (superlative)
undercapitalised (alternative)