undercount
verb
un·der·count
ˌən-dər-ˈkau̇nt 
undercounted; undercounting; undercounts
: to count fewer than the actual number of
undercount
noun
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As such, this database undercounts the amount of opioid settlement money most places have received and will receive.
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Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The inspector general's report noted that official statistics released at the time did in fact undercount the actual number of deaths.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Conversely, the estimates might still undercount the true number of cases if the ICD code for Lyme disease is underused.
—John Drake, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Because land not allocated to tribal members was open to settlement by non-Natives, there was an incentive to undercount the number of Natives.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Henry Larweh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The inspector general's report noted that official statistics released at the time did in fact undercount the actual number of deaths.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Conversely, the estimates might still undercount the true number of cases if the ICD code for Lyme disease is underused.
—John Drake, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Because land not allocated to tribal members was open to settlement by non-Natives, there was an incentive to undercount the number of Natives.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for undercount
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“Undercount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercount. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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