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Underserved

//ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

    "Many families who live paycheck-to-paycheck are currently underserved by the financial services industry."

  2. 2
    Underresourced; not having sufficient service.; 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.
  3. 3
    Underresourced; not having sufficient service.; Poorly served.

    "It's too early to say precisely which corridors it will use, but TS notes a potential focus on underserved areas with poor connectivity - a need to improve access to the city centre, hospitals, colleges, employment centres, shopping centres and leisure facilities."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of underserve form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + served.

Etymology 2

From underserve + -ed.

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