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overcounts

overcounts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcount.

overcounts is the plural 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 overcounts

What is overcounts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcounts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcount.

Words near overcounts in the dictionary

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

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