underperform
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un·der·per·form
(ŭn′dər-pər-fôrm′)v. un·der·per·formed, un·der·per·form·ing, un·der·per·forms
v.tr.
1. To perform not as well as (something else): three stocks that underperformed the market as a whole.
2. To perform (a musical or theatrical work, for example) too seldom: In recent years, her plays have been underperformed.
v.intr.
To exhibit a level of performance that is below the standard: a company that underperformed last year.
un′der·per·for′mance n.
un′der·per·form′er n.
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underperform
(ˌʌndəpəˈfɔːm)vb
1. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange (of a stock or share) to yield a lower return than (the market as a whole)
2. (intr) to perform less well than expected
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un•der•per•form
(ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrm)v.t., v.i.
to perform less well than (others of its kind) or less well than expected.
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| Verb | 1. |  underperform - perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year" |
| 2. |  underperform - perform too rarely; "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
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Translations
underperform
[ˌʌndəpəˈfɔːm] VI1. (St Ex) → comportarse mal, tener un mal comportamiento
the stock has underperformed on the Brussels stock market → las acciones han tenido un mal comportamiento en la bolsa de Bruselas
the stock has underperformed on the Brussels stock market → las acciones han tenido un mal comportamiento en la bolsa de Bruselas
2. (at work, in school) → rendir poco
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