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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. underperformverb

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

ChatGPT

  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. Jon Kafton:

    Humans consistently underperform because they have emotional interference. Algo trading formalizes your strategy upfront and sets clear boundaries on your risk exposure.

  2. Gian Fulgoni:

    Fairly early on it became clear that desktop e-commerce would likely underperform our expectations while mobile commerce was poised to over perform.

  3. 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.

  4. Alvin Tan:

    The Chinese measures haven't really restored confidence. The market turmoil is not over. And under such risk averse condition, 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.

  5. Morgan Stanley:

    Our view for this year has been that asset markets would likely underperform the real economy as peaking growth momentum, tighter financial conditions, higher inflation and more volatility would act as a drag on valuations even as EPS trends remain solid.

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