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UNDERRECKONING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underreckoning mean?
• UNDERRECKONING (noun)
The noun UNDERRECKONING has 1 sense:
1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Familiarity information: UNDERRECKONING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning
Hypernyms ("underreckoning" is a kind of...):
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
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