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underreports

underreports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underreport.

Meaning of underreport

Verb

underreport (third-person singular simple present underreports, present participle underreporting, simple past and past participle underreported)

  1. To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
    • March 9, 2007, Lara Jordan, Associated Press, Audit Slams FBI Use Of Patriot Act
      The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.
  2. As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
    • Women tend to underreport rape.
    Antonyms:
    overreport

Questions about underreports

What is underreports the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underreports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underreport.

Words near underreports in the dictionary

  1. underreported
  2. underreporter
  3. underreporters
  4. underreporting
  5. underreportings
  6. underreports
  7. underrepresent
  8. underrepresentation
  9. underrepresentations
  10. underrepresented
  11. underrepresentedness

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