Underrun
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underrun is a noun meaning (accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
Meaning
(accounting) A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
More Meanings
- (computing) A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.
- To run or pass under.
- (nautical) To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.
- (nautical) To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.
Example Sentences
He spoke fast, with the uneasy tone that so often underran his words.
Word Forms
- underruns
- underrunning
- underran
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exhaustion, depletion, depleting, underorder, under, undershipment.
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