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underdelivering

underdelivering is the present participle and gerund of underdeliver.

Meaning of underdeliver

Verb

underdeliver (third-person singular simple present underdelivers, present participle underdelivering, simple past and past participle underdelivered)

  1. To deliver less, or at an inferior level, than promised or expected
    • […] the result was a warning to all exhibition organisers about the dangers of overpromising and underdelivering when promoting events.2009 March 3, “Promoters fake Howard support”, in Herald Sun

Questions about underdelivering

What is underdelivering the present participle and gerund of?
Underdelivering is the present participle and gerund of underdeliver.

Words near underdelivering in the dictionary

  1. underdeliver
  2. underdelivered
  3. underdeliverer
  4. underdeliverers
  5. underdeliveries
  6. underdelivering
  7. underdelivers
  8. underdelivery
  9. underdense
  10. underdensities
  11. underdensity

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