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Underperform (verb) means to do worse than expected, especially when an investment earns less than hoped for.

verb

To do worse than expected, especially when an investment earns less than hoped for.

"She inhabits the prose’s terrible serenity and glacial horror — the translator’s hand never overwhelms or underperforms." — Porochista Khakpour, ‘The Vegetarian,’ by Han Kang (2016)

"Even outside the Anglo-Saxon world, underperforming public companies have become vulnerable to hostile takeover." — Robert M. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts (2002)

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