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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value;
[syn: underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning]


VERB (3)

1. assign too low a value to;
- Example: "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
[syn: undervalue, underestimate]

2. make a deliberately low estimate;
- Example: "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
[syn: lowball, underestimate]

3. make too low an estimate of;
- Example: "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"
- Example: "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"
[syn: underestimate, underrate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t.
   To set too low a value on; to estimate below the truth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, n.
   The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]