underuse
verb
- to make insufficient use of
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use English underuse From under- + use.
- The act of using (something) less than expected.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use English underuse From under- + use.
- to use (something) less than expected