noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N D ER0 Y UW1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of using (something) less than expected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
to use (something) less than expected
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English use English underuse From under- + use.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
alikäyttö
— the act of using (something) less than expected
French:
sous-utilisation
— the act of using (something) less than expected
Italian:
sotto utilizzo
— the act of using (something) less than expected
Catalan:
infrautilitzar
— to use (something) less than expected
Finnish:
alikäyttää
— to use (something) less than expected
Italian:
sottoutilizzare
— to use (something) less than expected