Meaning of underburden | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
2. To assign less work than someone or something is capable of.

Examples

“In reality, the levels of work⟳ varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work⟳.”

“Well aware of the orgy of scapegoating that the world had embarked upon, I didn't want⟳ to blame⟳ anyone, let⟳ alone run⟳ the risk⟳ of overburdening some and underburdening others with responsibility for the crunch.”

“Moving to the climate change⟳ context, as long as there is not a comprehensive climate policy in place⟳, respect⟳ for the principles of polluter pays and proportionality will require⟳ a mechanism to determine⟳ the level of pollution created by each polluter, so as to avoid⟳ that some polluters are overburdened while others are underburdened.”

“If a man is overburdened, which is the true cause of complaint, or underburdened, which is the modern cause of complaint, he may seek⟳ redress; but he alone who is overburdened or underburdened is authorised to seek⟳ redress.”

“After five days of unsatisfactory work⟳, we came to the conclusion that the furnace was underburdened.”

“You can tell⟳ when a furnace is underburdened by the continued tendency to make⟳ hotter iron⟳ than that desired, also by the continued use⟳ of cold air necessitating low stove heat.”

“Workers who are underburdened may experience⟳ stress⟳ because they feel⟳ their contributions to the company are not significant or that their talents are not being used.”

“Measuring instruments which are connected to underburdened current transformers are adequately protected during normal operation, although this may not be the case in the event of a short-circuit.”

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