underperform

1. (ambitransitive) To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.Examples: "Even outside the Anglo-Saxon world, underperforming public companies have become vulnerable to hostile takeover."; "She inhabits the prose’s terrible serenity and glacial horror — the translator’s hand never overwhelms or underperforms."; "Jesus' finishing has been one of the main concerns - since the start of last season the 23-year-old has underperformed his Premier League expected goals tally by 6.97goals (in short, he has scored seven fewer goals than would be expected from the chances presented to him)."ambitransitive