Word: underfinancing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
fi
nan
cing
Definition: The provision of inadequate finance
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: finance
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: finer
Language: fro
Decoded: finer
Meaning: to pay
Affix: -ance
Language: fr
Decoded: -ance
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ance (suffix used to form nouns)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.