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underassessing

underassessing is the present participle and gerund of underassess.

Meaning of underassess

Verb

underassess (third-person singular simple present underassesses, present participle underassessing, simple past and past participle underassessed)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about underassessing

What is underassessing the present participle and gerund of?
Underassessing is the present participle and gerund of underassess.

Words near underassessing in the dictionary

  1. underassertively
  2. underassertiveness
  3. underassess
  4. underassessed
  5. underassesses
  6. underassessing
  7. underassessment
  8. underassessments
  9. underassistant
  10. underassistants
  11. underassured

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