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undercompliance

undercompliance noun: partial compliance, short of what is necessary.

Noun

undercompliance (uncountable)

  1. Partial compliance, short of what is necessary.
    • The company was fined for its undercompliance with environmental regulations.

Origin of undercompliance

From under- + compliance.

Questions about undercompliance

What does undercompliance mean?
Undercompliance means partial compliance, short of what is necessary.
What part of speech is undercompliance?
Undercompliance is a noun.

Words near undercompliance in the dictionary

  1. undercompensating
  2. undercompensation
  3. undercompensatory
  4. undercompetence
  5. undercomplete
  6. undercompliance
  7. undercompressive
  8. underconceptualised
  9. underconcern
  10. underconcerned
  11. undercondensation

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