UNDERPERFORM - Translation from English into German

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I. under·per·ˈform VB intr

underperform: eine [unerwartet] schlechte Leistung erbringen

his boss says he's underperforming at work: sein Chef sagt, er bleibe bei der Arbeit hinter den Erwartungen zurück

II. under·per·ˈform VB trans

to underperform sth: hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben

to underperform the market: unter dem Marktdurchschnitt den Kurs steigern

Present
I	underperform
you	underperform
he/she/it	underperforms
we	underperform
you	underperform
they	underperform

Past
I	underperformed
you	underperformed
he/she/it	underperformed
we	underperformed
you	underperformed
they	underperformed

Present Perfect
I	have	underperformed
you	have	underperformed
he/she/it	has	underperformed
we	have	underperformed
you	have	underperformed
they	have	underperformed

Past Perfect
I	had	underperformed
you	had	underperformed
he/she/it	had	underperformed
we	had	underperformed
you	had	underperformed
they	had	underperformed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to underperform the market: unter dem Marktdurchschnitt den Kurs steigern

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

During periods of market volatility, funds typically underperform the multiple of the funds beta and benchmark performance while during periods of trending market performance, funds generally outperform.

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They also found that micro-specialists, generalists with excessive market share, and firms in the ditch without clear strategic strengths tended to underperform others.

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Depending on the system, it might get away with being sloppy, but it will underperform.

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The company also sold or closed many underperforming facilities, including its medical center division, in its effort to return to profitabiity.

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But the result would significantly underperform the public odds.

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