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
As The Guardian reported last year, a Green Party candidate in the Zambian presidential election promised to exploit the global undersupply of medical cannabis.
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John Collins, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2015
The automotive industry is also likely to experience a normalization of prices following a period of undersupply and unprecedented inflation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
More houses are coming onto the market A persistent undersupply of housing has exerted upward pressure on home prices in many markets across the country, but some relief is ahead.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Tesla capitalized on the undersupply in the market during the pandemic and showed a willingness to do things other automakers couldn't or wouldn't, decontenting cars or improvising rather than suspending production because of parts shortages, for example.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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John Collins, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2015
The automotive industry is also likely to experience a normalization of prices following a period of undersupply and unprecedented inflation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
More houses are coming onto the market A persistent undersupply of housing has exerted upward pressure on home prices in many markets across the country, but some relief is ahead.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Tesla capitalized on the undersupply in the market during the pandemic and showed a willingness to do things other automakers couldn't or wouldn't, decontenting cars or improvising rather than suspending production because of parts shortages, for example.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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