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underfinanced

/ˌʌndɚfɪnˈænst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-fi-nanced
IPA
/ˌʌndɚfɪnˈænst/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking sufficient financing

Example Sentences

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 financed English underfinanced From under- + financed.

Inflected Forms

more underfinanced (comparative) most underfinanced (superlative)

Rhymes With

advanced enhanced financed danced glanced entranced chanced refinanced

Questions

How do you pronounce underfinanced?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚfɪnˈænst/.
What does underfinanced mean?
Lacking sufficient financing
Where does underfinanced come from?
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 financed English underfinanced From under- + financed.

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