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underoccupation

underoccupation noun: insufficient occupation; the state of being occupied by too few.

Noun

underoccupation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient occupation; the state of being occupied by too few.

Origin of underoccupation

From under- + occupation.

Questions about underoccupation

What does underoccupation mean?
Underoccupation means insufficient occupation; the state of being occupied by too few.
What part of speech is underoccupation?
Underoccupation is a noun.

Words near underoccupation in the dictionary

  1. undernutrition
  2. undernutritional
  3. undernutritious
  4. underobturation
  5. underoccupancy
  6. underoccupation
  7. underoccupied
  8. underofficer
  9. underofficered
  10. underofficers
  11. underofficial

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