underreport

[ uhn-der-ri-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with or without object)

to report as less or fewer than is correct: to underreport the enemy's strength.

Origin of underreport

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First recorded in 1945–50; under- + report

Words Nearby underreport

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How to use underreport in a sentence

If anything, we figured that corporations would be more likely to underreport their releases than to wildly overstate them.
What’s Polluting the Air? Not Even the EPA Can Say. | by Ava Kofman | December 16, 2021 | ProPublica
Manning, who had resigned a month earlier, alleges she was forced to underreport sexual-assault cases.
Expelled for Speaking Out About Rape? | Nina Strochlic | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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