underreplacement

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nutrition|medicine|nursing}} The replacement of a [[substance]] at a level less than what makes up for whichever specific [[deficiency]] or [[loss]] is present.
2. {{lb|en|business|engineering}} The replacement of [[equipment]], [[supplies]], or [[staffing]] at a level less than what makes up for [[baseline]] [[attrition]], either appropriately (e.g., because of reduced [[demand#Noun|demand]]) or inappropriately (e.g., because of budget [[constraint]]s or [[underinvestment]]). {{defdate|c. 1930s}}

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