undercrowding

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Noun

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undercrowding (uncountable)

  1. The action or event of a space having too few occupants.
    • 1915, City Club of Chicago, The City Club Bulletin - Volumes 8-9, page 183:
      Next to overcrowding one might almost say that the worst financial evil in the city is undercrowding, that is, when the undercrowding is taking place without a plan.

Verb

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undercrowding

  1. present participle and gerund of undercrowd