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undercount

Definition of undercount

verb

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈkaʊnt/

[with object]
  • enumerate (something, especially a sector of a population in a census) at a lower figure than the actual figure: they have been accused of undercounting the homeless Baltimore’s population was undercounted by about 36,000 people

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəkʌʊnt/

  • a count or figure that is inaccurately low: an undercount would thwart this progress
  • the amount by which an undercount falls short of the actual count or figure: other states had significantly larger undercounts

undercount in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of undercount in the US English dictionary