"underdistribute" meaning in English

See underdistribute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underdistribute.wav Forms: underdistributes [present, singular, third-person], underdistributing [participle, present], underdistributed [participle, past], underdistributed [past]
Etymology: From under- + distribute. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|distribute}} under- + distribute Head templates: {{en-verb}} underdistribute (third-person singular simple present underdistributes, present participle underdistributing, simple past and past participle underdistributed)
  1. To distribute too little, or not widely enough.

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