as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
an undersupply of affordable office space
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Recent Examples of undersupply
Companies that make memory chips have always had to deal with periods of oversupply and undersupply.
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Ian King,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Given these challenges and risks, establishing a new city will be an infrequent event and not an easy solution to housing undersupply.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
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Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
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Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undersupply
Ian King,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Given these challenges and risks, establishing a new city will be an infrequent event and not an easy solution to housing undersupply.
—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Regulations for childcare, particularly in the United States, could be responsible for an undersupply of daycare facilities.
—
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
In the 1990s, builders pulled an average of 33,504 permits a year to accommodate a population that was growing by 75,277 residents a year on average, resulting in undersupply.
—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undersupply
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersupply
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The divergence is over whether the worker shortage is improving slowly or still getting worse, and what the Supreme Court should do about it.
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Lights had been switched off to conserve electricity amid fuel shortages that have gripped Cuba since the beginning of the year.
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Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
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The lack of a World Cup title is the one gap on his historic résumé.
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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