undercount

undercount
To count to an insufficient degree; to count one thing disproportionately less than another
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  • undercount — [un΄der kount′; ] for n. [ un′dər kount΄] vt. to get a total by counting that is smaller than the actual total of n. the act or an instance of undercounting …   English World dictionary

  • undercount — transitive verb Date: 1951 to count fewer than the actual number of • undercount noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • undercount — v. /un deuhr kownt /; n. /un deuhr kownt /, v.t. 1. to count less than the full number or amount of: The mayor claimed the census had undercounted the city s population. n. 2. a count or total that is less than the actual number or amount. [1950… …   Universalium

  • undercount — verb enumerate (something, especially a sector of a population in a census) at a lower figure than the actual figure. noun a count or figure that is inaccurately low …   English new terms dictionary

  • undercount — un•der•count v. [[t]ˌʌn dərˈkaʊnt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈʌn dərˌkaʊnt[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to count less than the full number or amount of, esp. in an attempt to falsify records, returns, etc 2) cvb a count or total that is less than the actual number or… …   From formal English to slang

  • undercount — v. /un deuhr kownt /; n. /un deuhr kownt /, v.t. 1. to count less than the full number or amount of: The mayor claimed the census had undercounted the city s population. n. 2. a count or total that is less than the actual number or amount. [1950… …   Useful english dictionary

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