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overcounting

overcounting is the present participle and gerund of overcount.

Meaning of overcount

Verb

overcount (third-person singular simple present overcounts, present participle overcounting, simple past and past participle overcounted)

  1. (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
    • The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
  2. (transitive) To outnumber.

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Questions about overcounting

What is overcounting the present participle and gerund of?
Overcounting is the present participle and gerund of overcount.

Words near overcounting in the dictionary

  1. overcost
  2. overcostly
  3. overcosts
  4. overcount
  5. overcounted
  6. overcounting
  7. overcounts
  8. overcoupled
  9. overcoupling
  10. overcourageous
  11. overcourteous

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