"undersupply" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undersupply.wav Forms: undersupplies [plural]
Etymology: From under- + supply. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|supply}} under- + supply Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undersupply (countable and uncountable, plural undersupplies)
  1. An inadequate supply. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-undersupply-en-noun-6YklOGZb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 46 54

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undersupply.wav Forms: undersupplies [present, singular, third-person], undersupplying [participle, present], undersupplied [participle, past], undersupplied [past]
Etymology: From under- + supply. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|supply}} under- + supply Head templates: {{en-verb}} undersupply (third-person singular simple present undersupplies, present participle undersupplying, simple past and past participle undersupplied)
  1. To provide with insufficient supplies; to supply inadequately
    Sense id: en-undersupply-en-verb-igjYld8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

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