Verb
To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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Even outside the Anglo-Saxon world, underperforming public companies have become vulnerable to hostile takeover.
She inhabits the prose’s terrible serenity and glacial horror — the translator’s hand never overwhelms or underperforms.
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Jesus' finishing has been one of the main concerns - since the start of last season the 23-year-old has underperformed his Premier League expected goals tally by 6.97goals (in short, he has scored seven fewer goals than would be expected from the chances presented to him).
Former HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins provided a timely reminder of why Britain needs HS2 in a letter to The Times on September 25, in which he asked: "Why are so few FTSE 100 companies based outside the South East? Why is there such a brain drain of graduates from the North? Why do northern cities underperform compared with their European counterparts?
Verb
perform less well or with less success than expected
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John consistently underachieves, although he is very able
My stocks underperformed last year
perform too rarely
- Broader terms
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Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good