undercount
/ˌʌndərˈkaʊnt/
verb
- To count fewer than the actual number; to record a number that is too low.
- The census may undercount people in rural areas.
- The survey undercounts the number of students who work part-time.
- If you undercount the inventory, you will run out of supplies.
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noun
- A count that is lower than the actual number; an instance of undercounting.
- The undercount in the election results was later corrected.
- There was a significant undercount of homeless individuals in the report.
- The undercount of species affected the conservation plan.