"underdeliver" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underdelivers [present, singular, third-person], underdelivering [participle, present], underdelivered [participle, past], underdelivered [past]
Etymology: under- + deliver Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|deliver}} under- + deliver Head templates: {{en-verb}} underdeliver (third-person singular simple present underdelivers, present participle underdelivering, simple past and past participle underdelivered)
  1. To deliver less, or at an inferior level, than promised or expected Related terms: underdelivery
    Sense id: en-underdeliver-en-verb-EqhVJZND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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