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underproduce

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un·der·pro·duce  (ndr-pr-ds, -dys)
v. un·der·pro·duced, un·der·pro·duc·ing, un·der·pro·duces
v.tr.
To produce (goods, for example) at a level below full capacity or beneath the degree of demand.
v.intr.
To produce goods, for example, in a quantity insufficient to meet demand.
under·pro·duction (-dkshn) n.
under·pro·ductive (-dktv) adj.
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Verb1.underproduce - produce below capacity or demand; "The East German factories were underproducing for many years"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
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