noun
Meaning 1
An incorrect count that is too low.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
undercount
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D ER0 K AW2 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To count to an insufficient degree; to count one thing disproportionately less than another
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count English undercount From under- + count.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: contar de menos — to count to an insufficient degree
- Vietnamese: tính thiếu — to count to an insufficient degree