underserved

adjective

un·​der·​served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd How to pronounce underserved (audio)
: provided with inadequate service

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Hope Inside is part of Wells Fargo’s Banking Inclusion Initiative, a 10-year project started in 2021 to provide improved access to affordable banking services and financial education resources to underserved communities. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 There is, in fact, considerable age diversity, depending on the parish and the neighborhood, but Dahm’s broader point was that younger Catholics in Chicago, especially Latinos, are underserved. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025 The result should be more testing of people in rural or underserved areas. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 May 2025 Some of that has been met with criticism that lower-income and underserved areas will be hurt the most by the cuts. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for underserved

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First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of underserved was in 1710

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“Underserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underserved. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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