Used in a Sentence

underserved

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for underserved.

Editorial note

Effectively, it gives more data to competitors to figure out where a market is being underserved or underdeveloped which would mean existing firms would have to deal with potential losses of economic profit.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of underserved gathered in one view.

adjective

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

adjective

Poorly served.

adjective

(medicine) Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for underserved.

adjective

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

adjective

Poorly served.

adjective

(medicine) Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.

Example sentences

1

Effectively, it gives more data to competitors to figure out where a market is being underserved or underdeveloped which would mean existing firms would have to deal with potential losses of economic profit.

2

The biologists will flock to the second one; they have long been underserved by the DOE supercomputing community.

3

We are a young startup focused on protecting the elderly and other underserved communities from financial abuse.

4

Local problems solved by local companies in an otherwise underserved market, all aided by simple tech.

5

Three companies (IRT, BRT, IND) building lines somewhat independently, leaving some areas covered by multiple lines and some areas underserved.

6

This whole area is very underserved in how people interact with their computers, glad to see people pushing at it.

7

It's a very underserved group of individuals who also happen to have all the money!

8

I'm interested to see where this concept goes, particularly in its stated mission to provide an educational experience for the underserved.

9

And we are doing even in some underserved countries We don't need to deal with racism, we want to tackle it.

10

Sports is a big market and you're right it's totally underserved.

11

Is this just a case of moving into an underserved market?

12

I just want to echo that this is absolutely an underserved market.

Quote examples

1

Underserved niche markets are ripe for "disruption" which follows with it--investment.

2

I've questioned my sanity at many points due to thinking that the "small" HPC market is our best route as that is what none of the big guys are looking at, and they are horribly underserved.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use underserved in a sentence?

Effectively, it gives more data to competitors to figure out where a market is being underserved or underdeveloped which would mean existing firms would have to deal with potential losses of economic profit.

What does underserved mean?

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

What part of speech is underserved?

underserved is commonly used as adjective.