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Meaning of underestimate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  underestimate
      n 1: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less
           than the true or actual value [syn: {underestimate},
           {underestimation}, {underrating}, {underreckoning}]
      v 1: assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value
           of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn:
           {undervalue}, {underestimate}] [ant: {overestimate},
           {overvalue}]
      2: make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company
         wanted the contract badly and lowballed" [syn: {lowball},
         {underestimate}]
      3: make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that
         went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of
         such a raft trip on this river" [syn: {underestimate},
         {underrate}] [ant: {overestimate}, {overrate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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