Definitions for underreportˌʌn dər rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•re•portˌʌn dər rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt(v.t.; v.i.)
to report as less or fewer than is correct.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Business
Origin of underreport:
1945–50
Wiktionary
underreport(Verb)
To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
underreport(Verb)
As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
Women tend to underreport rape.
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