Definitions for underperform
ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrmun·der·per·form

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1. underachieve, underperformverb

   perform less well or with less success than expected

   "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year"

2. underperformverb

   perform too rarely

   "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"

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1. underperformverb

   To underachieve, to not reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

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1. underperform

   Underperform generally refers to yielding or producing lower than expected or standard results, output, or return. It can apply to various contexts such as a company's performance, an academic setting, an individual's performance in a job, or a stock or investment's return, falling short of targets or benchmarks.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of underperform in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of underperform in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of underperform in a Sentence

1. John Johnston:

   I'm kind of pessimistic on Canadian growth, I think interest rates stay low, the Canadian dollar's going to be weak and the stock market will underperform over the next several years.

2. Garrett Nelson:

   The companies that are more highly levered have underperformed and should continue to underperform.

3. Alvin Tan:

   The Chinese measures haven't really restored confidence. The market turmoil is not over. And under such risk averse conditions, the yen and the euro will continue to be supported, in the short term, the dollar is likely to underperform the euro and the yen. We also expect the Fed to be very cautious about raising rates.

4. Justin Onuekwusi:

   We're seeing yields backing up and safe havens and defensive equities underperform so we are seeing a bit rotation. I don't think it's a structural shift, it's just that markets went too far and too soon, and we are seeing alleviation of that move, the market is being driven by two extremes: one if we get further deceleration in trade, the probability of recession becomes quite high. But if we get a (Sino-U.S. trade deal) we could see confidence coming back.

5. Adam Sarhan:

   As we close out of the year, it's been a tale of two tapes, with narrow leadership holding up the major indices, while the vast majority of the market continues to underperform, the big story today as investors wrap up the year is that after all that's said and done, it's a flat year for the S&P 500.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underperform
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
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