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
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
The drivers for the free market sales include consistent rent growth caused in part by the persistent undersupply of housing that has pushed the vacancy rate to 2.25%, and pricing that is still below the peak.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
However, these gains are offset by persistent undersupply when compared with the pre-pandemic market, and price cuts became more common, with nearly 21% of listings experiencing downward adjustments—the highest June share since 2016.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 July 2025
In 2024, the market shifted, leaving an overabundance of training compute and an undersupply of inference compute.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Wagner said the shortages of equipment and staff will have a lasting impact on rebuilding in his community.—
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Sale speculation has surrounded Puma since last September, and there’s been no shortage on who could be buyers for the German sportswear brand.—
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Dead drummer Mickey Hart said at one point legendary concert promoter Bill Graham vented to him about the lack of catchy songs.—
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The first indicator is oftentimes a lack of water flow from faucets when the weather is extremely cold.—
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“Undersupply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupply. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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