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underfunded — un‧der‧fund‧ed [ˌʌndəˈfʌndd ǁ ər ] adjective FINANCE if an organization is underfunded, it receives too little money in relation to its needs: • Many charities are badly underfunded. * * * underfunded UK US /ˌʌndəˈfʌndɪd/ adjective FINANCE ►… … Financial and business terms
Underfunded — Infobox Film name = Underfunded writer = David Breckman Ross Abrash narrator = Mather Zickel starring = Mather Zickel Joanna Canton distributor = USA Network released = November 8, 2006 country = USA language = English website =… … Wikipedia
underfunded — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)fʌ̱ndɪd[/t]] also under funded ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ An organization or institution that is underfunded does not have enough money to spend, and so it cannot function properly. For years we have argued that the health service is… … English dictionary
underfunded — un|der|fund|ed [ˌʌndəˈfʌndıd US dər ] adj a project, organization etc that is underfunded has not been given enough money to be effective seriously/chronically/badly etc underfunded ▪ Our education system is seriously underfunded.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
underfunded — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈfʌndɪd] / US [ˌʌndərˈfʌndɪd] adjective an institution or event that is underfunded does not have enough money to run properly an underfunded public transport system … English dictionary
Underfunded Pension Plan — A company retirement plan that has more liabilities than assets. In other words, the money needed to cover current and future retirements is not readily available. Hence, there is no assurance that future retirees will receive the pensions they… … Investment dictionary
underfunded — adjective Insufficiently funded … Wiktionary
underfunded — un der•fund′ed adj … From formal English to slang
underfunded — adj … Useful english dictionary
Underfunded pension plan — A pension plan that has a negative surplus ( i.e., liabilities exceed assets). The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
