underreport

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

verb (used with or without object)

1. to report as less or fewer than is correct:

   to underreport the enemy's strength.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underreport¹

First recorded in 1945–50; under- + report

Example Sentences

If anything, we figured that corporations would be more likely to underreport their releases than to wildly overstate them.

From ProPublica

Manning, who had resigned a month earlier, alleges she was forced to underreport sexual-assault cases.

From The Daily Beast