underdeal

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ deal.

Verb

underdeal (third-person singular simple present underdeals, present participle underdealing, simple past and past participle underdealt)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To deal insufficiently or inadequately; have dealings which are below requirement or expectation
   • 1993, Pratibha Chandrashekhar Mudgerikar, Financial Management and Resource Mobilisation of the Cities in Developing Countries:

     Another cause for sending bills late is that the Assessor could underdeal with property-owner by delaying assessment.

   • 2003, Carol Ummel Lindquist, Happily Married with Kids: It's Not Just a Fairy Tale, page 6:

     Extended family issues (Mom overdeals with his family and Dad underdeals with his family.)

   • 2012, Harriet Lerner, Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up:

     When one partner (usually the man) underdeals with a parent or family member, the other partner (usually the woman) is likely to overdeal with that same person.

Antonyms

• overdeal

Anagrams

• laundered, underlead