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misaccounting

misaccounting is the present participle and gerund of misaccount.

Meaning of misaccount

Verb

misaccount (third-person singular simple present misaccounts, present participle misaccounting, simple past and past participle misaccounted)

  1. (transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error
    • […] having transpired in the village previous to the still more remarkable event which had struck dismay into the hearts of young and old, the journey was instantly attributed by those idle talkers who love nothing better than to misaccount for the movements and motives of their neighbours, […]1846, Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), Men of Capital - Volume 3

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Questions about misaccounting

What is misaccounting the present participle and gerund of?
Misaccounting is the present participle and gerund of misaccount.

Words near misaccounting in the dictionary

  1. misaccentuations
  2. misacceptation
  3. misacceptations
  4. misaccount
  5. misaccounted
  6. misaccounting
  7. misaccounts
  8. misaccumulated
  9. misaccumulation
  10. misaccumulations
  11. misaccusation

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