underestimate 2
verbdomain: v thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
make a deliberately low estimate
Examples
- 1.The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
Hypernym
estimate 1
verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
EnglishDerivationally related form
underestimate 1
noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Also see
estimate 1
verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
