¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb
Etymology: under (I) + invest (II)
: to invest insufficient resources
free markets underinvest in pure research, so government needs to finance it — Nicholas Lemann
• underinvestment ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb
Etymology: under (I) + invest (II)
: to invest insufficient resources
free markets underinvest in pure research, so government needs to finance it — Nicholas Lemann
• underinvestment ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012