--- title: "How to pronounce \"undercapitalized\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"undercapitalized\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/MAyvoqIN6Fk/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/undercapitalized" --- # How to pronounce "undercapitalized" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ʌndɛrkæpɪtælɪzɛd/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **un·der·ca·pi·ta·li·zed** - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-undercapitalized.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-undercapitalized.wav.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### ADJECTIVE - Lacking sufficient capital - *Example*: "You will recall that it [OUT magazine] appeared at irregular intervals. The reason for this was that the magazine was undercapitalised. In fact, it really had no capital at all and had a "hand to mouth" existence. An issue could not come out until all the proceeds of the previous issue, from sales, advertising, etc., were collected." ### Example Sentences - "You will recall that it [OUT magazine] appeared at irregular intervals. The reason for this was that the magazine was undercapitalised. In fact, it really had no capital at all and had a "hand to mouth" existence. An issue could not come out until all the proceeds of the previous issue, from sales, advertising, etc., were collected." - "are undercapitalized and they concentrate so much on that heavy oil that they've got, that high sulfur oil, and working on that that gas" - "one of the banks is either critically undercapitalized or critically illiquid. And that can be in a bailing system late, it can be on even Friday when they tell" ### Common Phrases - critically undercapitalized ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "undercapitalized" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "that the Barnett Shale, I'm trying to speed up here. I got a lot to say, and I notice the clock is moving on here. It's a problem with being a professor are undercapitalized and they concentrate so much on that heavy oil that they've got, that high sulfur oil, and working on that that gas" - **Watch at 62:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAyvoqIN6Fk&t=3727s) ### Example 2 > "We didn't get into the exact issues of triggers. There has been a lot of discussions. I think the easiest one for me is one of the banks is either critically undercapitalized or critically illiquid. And that can be in a bailing system late, it can be on even Friday when they tell you we can't settle trades on Monday. That does not require a lot of discretion that requires knowledge of the fact of deep illiquidity. In a lot of the systems we use with the FDIC," - **Watch at 48:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYWDSef9HWI&t=2899s) ## How to Pronounce "undercapitalized" - **Syllables**: un · der · ca · pi · ta · li · zed - **IPA**: `/ʌndɛrkæpɪtælɪzɛd/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [undercapitalize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/undercapitalize) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “undercapitalized”? “undercapitalized” is pronounced /ʌndɛrkæpɪtælɪzɛd/ (un · der · ca · pi · ta · li · zed). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “undercapitalized”? “undercapitalized” has 7 syllables: un · der · ca · pi · ta · li · zed. ### What does “undercapitalized” mean? Lacking sufficient capital ### How can I hear “undercapitalized” used in real sentences? This page has 2 real-world video examples of “undercapitalized” with synchronized subtitles. 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