miscalculate
verb (used with or without object)
to calculate or judge incorrectly.
had been miscalculating
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past perfect progressiveof miscalculate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The error comes three years after John Lewis was forced to pay employees an extra £40m when it realised it had been miscalculating holiday pay for seven years.
From BBC ● May 9, 2017
