substandard

adj.

1. Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
2. Linguistics.
   1. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
   2. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard. See Usage Note at nonstandard.

1. Bank loan or other interest-earning asset that is protected inadequately by current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower, or the collateral pledged. Loans classified as substandard are characterized by the distinct possibility that the lender will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Some loss of interest is anticipated, or may have already occurred, but loss of principal is considered unlikely. See also Adversely Classified Assets; Doubtful Loan; Loss.

2. Country risk classification for cross-border loans to a debtor nation, in which the country involved has not met external debt payments, accepted an economic adjustment program recommended by the International Monetary Fund, or negotiated a rescheduling of debts with its creditors.

adjective

Of low or lower quality: common, inferior, low-grade, low-quality, mean², mediocre, second-class, second-rate, shabby. See better/worse.

adj

Below an acceptable level of performance.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - underlødig, ikke på højde med standard, af ringere kvalitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondermaats

Français (French)
adj. - de qualité inférieure, insuffisant, (Ling) incorrect

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unzulänglich, umgangssprachlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρακατιανός, υποδεέστερος

Italiano (Italian)
di qualità inferiore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abaixo do padrão

Русский (Russian)
нестандартный, некондиционный, просторечный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inferior al nivel medio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underhaltig, undermålig, som avviker från riksspråket

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
标准以下的, 不合规格的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 標準以下的, 不合規格的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 표준이하의, 비표준적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 標準より下の, 低水準の, 標準語以下の, 規格はずれの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دون المعياري او القياسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תת-תקני‬

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