underperform

[ uhn-der-per-fawrm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected:
Surprisingly, the stock has underperformed the market indexes all year. Several of our best players consistently underperform.

If insurers underperform by 3-8 percent, the government will cover half the extra cost.

Despite the hype over gentrification, urban economies—including that of New York—still underperform their periphery.

Year in and year out, most professional money managers underperform the market.

When fund assets underperform, taxpayers must make up the difference.

Investment risk is the risk that your savings will underperform; savings risk is the risk that you'll save too little.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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