SINCE 1828
overcount
verb
over·count
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈkau̇nt
\
\
overcounted;
overcounting
Definition of overcount
: to count more of (people or things) than is accurate
overcounted the votes overcounted the number of students enrolled
Other Words from overcount
overcount
\ ˈō-vər-ˌkau̇nt
\
noun,
plural overcounts
\
noun,
plural overcounts
an overcount in the census
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