underperformance
underperformance noun: the state or quality of underperforming.
Noun
underperformance (usually uncountable, plural underperformances)
- The state or quality of underperforming
- The fund manager has been plagued by underperformance and was forced to freeze redemptions on some of its funds at the height of the financial crisis last November.2009 January 29, George Lekakis, “NAB Star is fading”, in Herald Sun
- Haines added: "A critical factor in underperformance is timetabling, and I know we all talk about our determination never to repeat the disruption of May 2018. I'm therefore pleased that timetabling is one of those areas where, as a industry, we're coming together to try and fix a problem."2019 November 20, “National Rail Conference”, in Rail, page 15
Forms of underperformance
| plural | underperformances |
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Origin of underperformance
From under- + performance.
Questions about underperformance
- What does underperformance mean?
- Underperformance means the state or quality of underperforming.
- What part of speech is underperformance?
- Underperformance is a noun.
- What is the plural of underperformance?
- The plural of underperformance is underperformances.
Words near underperformance in the dictionary
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