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underassessment

underassessment noun: the assessment of a tax or charge at a lower value than the correct one.

Noun

underassessment (countable and uncountable, plural underassessments)

  1. The assessment of a tax or charge at a lower value than the correct one.
  2. An inadequate assessment of an academic course, as by requiring too few pieces of work from each student.

Antonyms of underassessment

Forms of underassessment

pluralunderassessments

Origin of underassessment

From under- + assessment.

Questions about underassessment

What does underassessment mean?
Underassessment means the assessment of a tax or charge at a lower value than the correct one.
What part of speech is underassessment?
Underassessment is a noun.
What is the plural of underassessment?
The plural of underassessment is underassessments.

Words near underassessment in the dictionary

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

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