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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undersupply

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-sup-ply
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately

noun

An inadequate supply.

Countable; Uncountable

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 supply English undersupply From under- + supply.

Usage

Inflected Forms

undersupplies (present, singular) undersupplying (participle, present) undersupplied (participle, past) undersupplied (past) undersupplies (plural)

Questions

What does undersupply mean?
To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately
Where does undersupply 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 supply English undersupply From under- + supply.

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