un ‧ der ‧ fund ‧ ed /ˌʌndəˈfʌndəd, ˌʌndəˈfʌndɪd $ -dər-/ BrE AmE adjective
a project, organization etc that is underfunded has not been given enough money to be effective
seriously/chronically/badly etc underfunded
Our education system is seriously underfunded.
—underfunding noun [uncountable] :
underfunding in the National Health Service