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Meaning of "underfund" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERFUND

underfund  [ˌʌndəˈfʌnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERFUND

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underfund is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb underfund in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERFUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underfund in the English dictionary

The definition of underfund in the dictionary is to fail to provide sufficient funding for.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERFUND

PRESENT

Present
I underfund
you underfund
he/she/it underfunds
we underfund
you underfund
they underfund
Present continuous
I am underfunding
you are underfunding
he/she/it is underfunding
we are underfunding
you are underfunding
they are underfunding
Present perfect
I have underfunded
you have underfunded
he/she/it has underfunded
we have underfunded
you have underfunded
they have underfunded
Present perfect continuous
I have been underfunding
you have been underfunding
he/she/it has been underfunding
we have been underfunding
you have been underfunding
they have been underfunding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I underfunded
you underfunded
he/she/it underfunded
we underfunded
you underfunded
they underfunded
Past continuous
I was underfunding
you were underfunding
he/she/it was underfunding
we were underfunding
you were underfunding
they were underfunding
Past perfect
I had underfunded
you had underfunded
he/she/it had underfunded
we had underfunded
you had underfunded
they had underfunded
Past perfect continuous
I had been underfunding
you had been underfunding
he/she/it had been underfunding
we had been underfunding
you had been underfunding
they had been underfunding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will underfund
you will underfund
he/she/it will underfund
we will underfund
you will underfund
they will underfund
Future continuous
I will be underfunding
you will be underfunding
he/she/it will be underfunding
we will be underfunding
you will be underfunding
they will be underfunding
Future perfect
I will have underfunded
you will have underfunded
he/she/it will have underfunded
we will have underfunded
you will have underfunded
they will have underfunded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been underfunding
you will have been underfunding
he/she/it will have been underfunding
we will have been underfunding
you will have been underfunding
they will have been underfunding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would underfund
you would underfund
he/she/it would underfund
we would underfund
you would underfund
they would underfund
Conditional continuous
I would be underfunding
you would be underfunding
he/she/it would be underfunding
we would be underfunding
you would be underfunding
they would be underfunding
Conditional perfect
I would have underfund
you would have underfund
he/she/it would have underfund
we would have underfund
you would have underfund
they would have underfund
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been underfunding
you would have been underfunding
he/she/it would have been underfunding
we would have been underfunding
you would have been underfunding
they would have been underfunding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you underfund
we let´s underfund
you underfund
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to underfund
Past participle
underfunded
Present Participle
underfunding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERFUND


bandh
bʌnd
bund
bʌnd
defund
diːˈfʌnd
fund
fʌnd
funned
fʌnd
gunned
ɡʌnd
Jharkhand
ˈdʒɑːkʌnd
moribund
ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd
overfund
ˌəʊvəˈfʌnd
prefund
priːˈfʌnd
re-fund
riːˈfʌnd
refund
rɪˈfʌnd
reinfund
ˌriːɪnˈfʌnd
rotund
rəʊˈtʌnd
shunned
ʃʌnd
stunned
stʌnd
sunned
sʌnd
superfund
ˈsuːpərˌfʌnd
tund
tʌnd
unsunned
ʌnˈsʌnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERFUND

underfed
underfeed
underfeeding
underfelt
underfinanced
underfloor
underflow
underfong
underfoot
underfulfil
underfulfilled
underfulfilling
underfunded
underfunding
underfur
undergarment
undergird
undergirt
underglaze
undergo

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERFUND

appeal fund
benevolent fund
contingency fund
disaster fund
emergency fund
hardship fund
hedge fund
index-tracking fund
mutual fund
pension fund
relief fund
revolving fund
school fund
sinking fund
slush fund
social fund
strike fund
superannuation fund
tracker fund
trust fund

Synonyms and antonyms of underfund in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underfund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERFUND

Find out the translation of underfund to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underfund from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underfund» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

资助不足,
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subfinanciar
570 millions of speakers

English

underfund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underfund
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

underfund
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

underfund
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underfund
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

underfund
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-financement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underfund
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

underfund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

underfund
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underfund
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underfund
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

underfund
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underfund
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Underfund
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

underfund
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underfund
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underfund
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

underfund
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underfund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελλιπή χρηματοδότηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underfund
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underfund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underfund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underfund

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERFUND»

The term «underfund» is normally little used and occupies the 114.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERFUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underfund» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underfund» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underfund

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERFUND»

Discover the use of underfund in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underfund and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Michael T. Uberuaga, et al.: Securities and Exchange ...
David Van Havermaat. 1 CERS Agrees To Two Proposals By The City Permitting The City To Underfund Its Annual CERS Contributions a. CERS Agrees To The City's ~ropos al ~n1997 To Underfund Its Pension Obligations ...
David Van Havermaat
2
Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 : hearings
... we can make sure that, while we do recognize the damage has been somewhat different, we can be very careful in our allocation among these States, and not leave Texas out, not underfund Louisiana, not underfund Mississippi. So, I don't ...
3
Public Education: An Autopsy
The controversies over reducing the federal deficit illustrate this point. So does the fact that school districts, like government agencies generally, underfund maintenance of facilities and equipment.4 When teachers threaten to strike unless the ...
Myron Lieberman, 1993
4
Thomas J. Saiz, and Calderon, Jaham & Osborn, An Accountancy ...
This fall in CERS's hnded ratio and the increase in the City's unfunded liability and net pension obligation was the result of many factors, including: (a) CERS twice agreed to permit the city to underfund its annual contributions to CERS, ...
Karen Matteson
5
The Venture Imperative: A New Model for Corporate Innovation
Again, without appropriate context, corporations often over- or underfund ventures. Overfunding the venture may encourage premature spending and commitment to a path before its time. Over- funding also removes one of the motivators of ...
Heidi Mason, Tim Rohner, 2002
6
Public Financial Management
Similarly, governments that underfund their pension systems may be encouraged to use the "savings" to fund other government services. One empirical investigation found such a relationship, arguing that state governments with higher levels ...
Howard A. Frank, 2006
7
State and Local Pension Fund Management
Inman (1981, 1982) argued that pension under- funding comes about as highly mobile taxpayers apply pressure to underfund local pensions. It is an implicit subsidy from future to current taxpayers for the purchase of public services and, thus, ...
Jun Peng, 2008
8
Urban Public Finance
If unfunded pension liabilities are fully capitalized, the initial residents will not be able to shift the burden of provision of public services to future residents and the incentive to underfund disappears. In contrast to the essentially static models ...
D. Wildasin, 2013
9
University of California San Francisco Magazine
o unterp o/nt years. But what we absolutely cannot afford is another attempt at what often is called the unholy trinity of health care in this country, whereby government programs overpromise, underfund and shift the blame. We need to come up ...
‎1992
10
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: ...
For if we underfund our diplomacy, we will end up overusing our military. Problems we might have been able to resolve peacefully will turn into crises we can only resolve at a cost of life and treasure. Shortchanging our arsenal of peace is as ...
Clinton, William J., 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERFUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underfund is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Poll finds little support for Christie pension cuts
Twelve percent of New Jerseyans approved of Christie's decision to underfund the pension system this year, the survey of 504 adults said. Meanwhile, 42 ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
US Senate Democrats blast GOP on Amtrak funding
“If hard-right Republicans continue” to underfund it, “Amtrak will be forced to rob Peter to pay Paul,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer. ON A MOBILE DEVICE? WATCH ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
3
Federal Dysfunction Continues to Underfund Science and …
Tesla's effort to commercialize a home battery system was a big news story last week. In contrast, the Republican-controlled House Science Committee's ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
4
THUD House Appropriations Bill Deeply Underfunds Housing …
Underfund project-based rental assistance by $276 million. In order to renew existing contracts for 12 months, this account would need an increase of $1.2 ... «RealEstateRama, Apr 15»
5
Deficit Denial: Companies 'Increase R&D Instead of Pension …
They concluded that “firms intentionally underfund DB pension plans and use the retained funds for over-investment”—a move that often negatively affects a ... «Chief Investment Officer, Apr 15»
6
US STRATCOM Commander: Cannot Afford to Underfund Strategic …
US STRATCOM Commander: Cannot Afford to Underfund Strategic Capabilities. More. Cecil Haney during a DOD Briefing at the Pentagon discusses potential ... «ABC News, Mar 15»
7
Turner to Boehner: Please don't underfund Defense
Rep. Mike Turner is so worried that the House Budget Committee will underfund the Department of Defense next year that he's asking House leadership to ... «Columbus Dispatch, Mar 15»
8
Mississippi legislators ignore law and underfund education by $1.5 …
In this Oct. 23, 2014 photograph, students leave the elementary school wing at the Durant Public School in Durant, Miss. This K-12 school is one of many that ... «gulflive.com, Dec 14»
9
New state budget continues to underfund crucial public investments
While other states across the country are beginning to reverse the worst cuts made during the Great Recession, North Carolina continues to underfund crucial ... «The Progressive Pulse, Sep 14»
10
This Road Work Made Possible by Underfunding Pensions
So, naturally, Congress is debating a temporary fix that involves letting corporations underfund their pension systems. Of course, we could replenish the fund by ... «New York Times, Jul 14»

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