underreport

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs

Examples

“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.”

“Women tend ⟳ to underreport rape.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

underreported underreporting underreports underrepresent underrepresented underrepresenting

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