underkeep
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Is underkeep a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To keep under or in subjection; subdue; suppress.Examples: "Like as a fire, the which in hollow caue / Hath long bene vnderkept, and downe supprest, / With murmurous disdaine doth inly raue […]"; "It is not economy to overwork or underkeep, or in any wise neglect the farm horse?"; "[...] how running himself our President underkeeps with such high animals how the british Queen in Her Majesty's own language."transitive
2. (transitive) To keep or maintain inadequately or below standard.Examples: "Compared to Colva and Benaulim, Palolem 's accommodations are overpriced and underkept — expect to pay Rs200 in season for the privilege of crashing in a charmless double and using a common bathroom outside."; "Most houses on Oakland Ave. have large basements that are underkept."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary