underperformance

underperformance
An investment that does not grow as fast as other similar investments. Financial Services Glossary

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underperform un‧der‧per‧form [ˌʌndəpəˈfɔːm ǁ -dərpərˈfɔːrm] verb [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE
if a company, investment etc underperforms, it is not as profitable as it should be, or as profitable as similar companies investments etc:

• In keeping with the general trend, the larger services companies were seen to have underperformed compared to smaller ones.

• In Canada, stocks underperformed their British counterparts.

— underperformance noun [uncountable] :

• the group's underperformance in the market

— underperformer noun [countable] :

• The funds have all been underperformers, long-term and short.

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underperform UK US /ˌʌndəpəˈfɔːm/ verb [I or T]
► to operate in a less successful way than other things of the same type: »

The company has underperformed for a long time.

► FINANCE to make less profit than other investments of the same type: »

The company's shares have underperformed the market by 35%.

underperformance noun [U]
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The Bank's shares should improve their recent 20% underperformance against the rest of the banking sector.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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