underdistribute
underdistribute verb: to distribute too little, or not widely enough.
Verb
underdistribute (third-person singular simple present underdistributes, present participle underdistributing, simple past and past participle underdistributed)
- To distribute too little, or not widely enough.
- A foundation working to the dollar may find it has underdistributed or overdistributed upon final calculation. There is much work required for but no benefit obtained from a perfectly calculated distribution figure.2008, Jerry J. McCoy, Kathryn W. Miree, Family Foundation Handbook 2009, pages 7–56
- Among the underdistributed films four deserve mention here: Otar Ioseliani's Pastorale […], which had been released only in Moscow in a single print; […]2009, Nancy Condee, The Imperial Trace: Recent Russian Cinema, page 258
Forms of underdistribute
| third-person singular present | underdistributes |
|---|---|
| present participle | underdistributing |
| past participle | underdistributed |
| past | underdistributed |
Origin of underdistribute
From under- + distribute.
Questions about underdistribute
- What does underdistribute mean?
- Underdistribute means to distribute too little, or not widely enough.
- What part of speech is underdistribute?
- Underdistribute is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underdistribute?
- The past tense of underdistribute is underdistributed.
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