underassess
underassess verb: to assess at too low a value.
Verb
underassess (third-person singular simple present underassesses, present participle underassessing, simple past and past participle underassessed)
- To assess at too low a value.
- So a school district whose property is underassessed will get more state aid than it deserves.1988 December 9, Ben Joravsky, “Property-tax assessments rise; north siders are revolting”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2020
Forms of underassess
| third-person singular present | underassesses |
|---|---|
| present participle | underassessing |
| past participle | underassessed |
| past | underassessed |
Origin of underassess
From under- + assess.
Questions about underassess
- What does underassess mean?
- Underassess means to assess at too low a value.
- What part of speech is underassess?
- Underassess is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underassess?
- The past tense of underassess is underassessed.
Words near underassess in the dictionary
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