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underselling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D ER0 S EH2 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or practice of underselling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • All this rampant underselling has more or less forced the government's hand: they will seek ways to prevent it from having deflationary and involutionary effects on the national economy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of undersell

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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