underreserved

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ reserved.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underreserved (comparative more underreserved, superlative most underreserved)

  1. (finance) Having an inadequate reserve.
    • 2007 November 11, Gretchen Morgenson, “There's No Superhero in the Wings”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      One reason for this, as recently noted in this space, is that banks are underreserved for losses.
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