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underperformance Definition


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underperform
verb
    intr
    1a. To perform less well than expected;
    intr
    1b. Said of an investment: to be less profitable than expected.
    2a. To perform less well than (another);
    2b. Said of an investment: to be less profitable than (another investment).
Derivative: underperformance
noun
    Derivative: underperformer
    noun
      Etymology: 1970s.



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