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undercount

American

[uhn-der-kaunt, uhn-der-kaunt] / ˌʌn dərˈkaʊnt, ˈʌn dərˌkaʊnt /

verb (used with object)

to count less than the full number or amount of.

The mayor claimed the census had undercounted the city's population.

noun

a count or total that is less than the actual number or amount.

Etymology

Origin of undercount

First recorded in 1950–55; under- + count ¹

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A three-year average points to a likely overcount in 2025, compounded by an undercount in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Carolyn Carlson, Data-Clear’s president and founder, said she provided nationwide voting data to the bureau that year as part of a project to try and prevent an undercount of minority voters in the 2030 census.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nearly everyone agrees that these numbers are probably an undercount.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

That’s all but certain to be an undercount, and by a wide margin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Do the figures that get into the "all other" deposits from those connected with the Stock Exchange undercount sales made there?

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson

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