undershoot

verb

un·​der·​shoot ˌən-dər-ˈshüt How to pronounce undershoot (audio)
undershot ˌən-dər-ˈshät How to pronounce undershoot (audio) ; undershooting

transitive verb

1
: to shoot short of or below (a target)
2
: to fall short of (a runway) in landing an airplane

Examples of undershoot in a Sentence

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On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, undershooting expectations for a 0.4% growth. Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 June 2025 Exports in the January to February period rose 2.3% in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, data from the customs authority showed Friday, significantly undershooting expectations of a 5% increase in a Reuters poll. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025 Asia’s third-largest economy has grappled with a sharp slowdown since last year, with a growth rate of 5.4% in the quarter ended September, undershooting expectations by a large margin and marking its slowest expansion in nearly two years. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 Certainly, the world’s No. 1 retailer’s announcement that it’s poised to undershoot its targets to reduce planet-heating emissions by the end of the decade doesn’t augur well for the industry at large. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for undershoot

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of undershoot was circa 1661

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“Undershoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undershoot. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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