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Explore Underfund through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Underfund in a sentence

Related words

Underfund | Underfunded | Underfunding

Underfund meaning

To provide insufficient funds (for).

Using Underfund

  • The main meaning on this page is: To provide insufficient funds (for).

Context around Underfund

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

routinely 1×

Often after:

public 1×

Sentence patterns with Underfund

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

choice to underfund it 1× shirk or underfund public health 1× they routinely underfund to pay 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

legislators shirk or 1× that lucrative monopoly 1× the levy ceiling 1×

Common sentence endings:

an emergency emerges 1× to underfund it 1× weapons and wars 1×

Words around Underfund

Just before it in the word index:

underfoot 34 underflow 8 underfloor 29 underfire 3 underfed 10 undereye 3

Just after it in the word index:

underfunded 115 underfunding 47 underfur 3 undergarment 18 undergarments 42 undergird 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Underfund

  • In this selection, "underfund" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, routinely and public stand out and add context to how "underfund" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include choice to underfund it and shirk or underfund public health. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "underfund" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with underfund

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The levy ceiling adds to Pittsfield's choice to underfund it. (11 words)

Legislators shirk or underfund public health when things are going well, and then they amp up dollars and resources when an emergency emerges. (23 words)

That lucrative monopoly for U.S. merchants of death is clearly more important to members of Congress than fully funding Head Start or other domestic anti-poverty programs, which they routinely underfund to pay for weapons and wars. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

That lucrative monopoly for U.S. merchants of death is clearly more important to members of Congress than fully funding Head Start or other domestic anti-poverty programs, which they routinely underfund to pay for weapons and wars. (38 words)

Legislators shirk or underfund public health when things are going well, and then they amp up dollars and resources when an emergency emerges. (23 words)

The levy ceiling adds to Pittsfield's choice to underfund it. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

That lucrative monopoly for U.S. merchants of death is clearly more important to members of Congress than fully funding Head Start or other domestic anti-poverty programs, which they routinely underfund to pay for weapons and wars.

Legislators shirk or underfund public health when things are going well, and then they amp up dollars and resources when an emergency emerges.

The levy ceiling adds to Pittsfield's choice to underfund it.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "underfund" in a sentence?
An example: "That lucrative monopoly for U.S. merchants of death is clearly more important to members of Congress than fully funding Head Start or other domestic anti-poverty programs, which they routinely underfund to pay for weapons and wars." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "underfund" from authentic English texts.
What does "underfund" mean?
Underfund means: To provide insufficient funds (for).
How many example sentences with "underfund" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "underfund", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.