Word: underkeep
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
keep
Definition: To keep or maintain inadequately or below standard.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch