underutilize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyunderutilise,under-utilise)uk/ˌʌn.dəˈjuː.təl.aɪz/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈjuː.t̬əl.aɪz/to not use something or someone as much as it or they could or should be used:
This newplanidentifiessome of thesectorswhere we underutilize theinformationthat we already have.
Themoviewascriticizedfor underutilizing atalentedcast.
- Thefundsareavailablebecause avoluntaryearlyretirementschemeis being underutilized.
- Smartassistantsare being underutilized byconsumers, as theypreferto use thesedevicesforentertainmentpurposesasopposedtoassistingwitheverydaytasks.
- He said it wasobviousthatdoctorswere underutilizing thetherapyin manypatientswhometthecriteria.
- Thesevenuesarespectacular,uniqueassetsknowntheworldover andyethistorically they have beenlargelyunderutilized.
- Acommunitycannotaffordto under-utilisehalfitspopulation.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- go through
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- trade onsomething
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock