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Definitions

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  1. n. Insufficient promotion (of goods, services, employees, etc.).
  2. n. chess Promotion of a pawn to a piece other than a queen.

Etymologies

  1. under- +‎ promotion (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “(Any number of additional bishops of either color on the same color of square due to underpromotion do not affect the situation.) * Mutual agreement - a player may offer a draw to his opponent at any stage of a game, ostensibly with the understanding that an eventual draw by other means is the likely result.”

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  • “Much of the blame for the underpromotion, he said, lay with the previous administration and its preference for youth and fashion over heritage.”

    The Guardian World News

  • “Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.”

    Joystiq

  • “Usually players always queen their pawns without giving a proper thought to underpromotion.”

    ChessBase News

  • “Having long experienced schedule changes, midseason debuts, and underpromotion, the acclaimed”

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