underreport en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English report English underreport From under- + report.
Meanings
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To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
March 9, 2007, Lara Jordan, Associated Press, Audit Slams FBI Use Of Patriot Act The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.
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As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
Women tend to underreport rape.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underreporting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underreports | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underreported | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underreported | Tense=Past | lexicographic |