underperformer

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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Noun	1.	underperformer - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates nonachiever, underachiever educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
	2.	underperformer - a business that is less successful than expected business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

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