Usually means: Not fully using available resources.
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  1. underutilization: Merriam-Webster
  2. underutilization: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. underutilization: Collins English Dictionary
  4. underutilization: Wordnik
  5. underutilization: Wiktionary
  6. underutilization: Dictionary.com
  7. underutilization: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The state of being underutilized

Similar:
underuse, nonuse, underoccupancy, underoccupation, unneededness, disuse, unusage, underfunction, underallocation, underkill, more...

Opposite:
optimization, utilization, maximization, efficiency

Types:
neglect, underestimation, mismanagement, disregard, disservice, more...

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Similar:
underuse, nonuse, underoccupancy, underoccupation, unneededness, disuse, unusage, underfunction, underallocation, underkill, more...

Opposite:
optimization, utilization, maximization, efficiency

Types:
neglect, underestimation, mismanagement, disregard, disservice, more...



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