underreserved
English
Etymology
under- + reserved
Adjective
underreserved (comparative more underreserved, superlative most underreserved)
- (finance) Having an inadequate reserve.
- 2007 November 11, Gretchen Morgenson, “There's No Superhero in the Wings”, in New York Times:
- One reason for this, as recently noted in this space, is that banks are underreserved for losses.
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