Underpromote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underpromote is a verb meaning (transitive) To promote inadequately.
Meaning
(transitive) To promote inadequately.
More Meanings
- (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn that has crossed the board) to a less powerful piece than a queen, which is sometimes strategically useful.
Example Sentences
It was a teen party sponsored by the hip-hop radio station Hot 97 (WQHT-FM), and maybe an underpromoted one: much of the room was empty.
Word Forms
- underpromotes
- underpromoting
- underpromoted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mispromote, mispitch, underpraise, underrepresent, mismarket, undermanage.
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