underreporting

ˌʌndərɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of underreporting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

incompletenot fully reported or disclosed

The company faced issues due to underreporting profits.

Noun

mathematicsnot reporting enough cases or numbers

Underreporting of crimes can affect public safety policies.

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Origin of underreporting

English, under (below) + report (announce)

Examples of underreporting in a sentence

Underreporting data can lead to inaccurate research findings.
Underreporting of infections made the outbreak seem smaller than it was.
The audit revealed underreporting of quarterly revenue in several branches.

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French:sous-déclaré, sous-déclaration, ...
German:unvollständig gemeldet, Untererfassung, ...
Italian:sottostimato, sottostima, ...
Spanish:subreportado, infradeclaración, ...
Portuguese:subdeclarado, subnotificação, ...
Chinese:少报的, 少报, ...
Japanese:過少報告の, 過少報告, ...
Arabic:غير مبلغ عنه بالكامل, نَقْصُ التَّبْلِيغِ, ...
Hebrew:מְדוּוַח בְּחֶסֶר, תַּת דִּיוּוּחַ, ...
Russian:неполный, занижение данных, ...
Ukrainian:неповне звітування, недооблік, ...
Hindi:अधूरा, कम रिपोर्टिंग, ...
Bengali:কম-প্রতিবেদিত, অপর্যাপ্ত প্রতিবেদন, ...
Catalan:infradeclarat, infradeclaració, ...
Czech:podhodnocený, podhodnocení, ...
Danish:underrapporteret, underrapportering, ...
Dutch:onderrapportering, onderrapportage, ...
Greek:ελλιπής, υποαναφορά, ...
Hungarian:aluljelentett, aluljelentés, ...
Khmer:រាយការណ៍មិនគ្រប់ចំនួន, ការរាយការណ៍មិនគ្រប់ចំនួន, ...
Korean:불완전한, 과소 보고, ...
Persian:کم‌گزارش‌شده, کم‌گزارش‌دهی, ...
Polish:niepełne, niedoraportowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):subdeclarado, subnotificação, ...
Romanian:subraportat, subraportare, ...
Swedish:ofullständig, underrapportering, ...
Thai:รายงานต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริง, การรายงานต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:eksik raporlama, eksik bildirim, ...
Vietnamese:được báo cáo không đầy đủ, sự báo cáo thiếu, ...

underreport

ˌʌndərɪˈpɔrt

Definition of underreport - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

incomplete reporting

Rare

report less than the actual amount

Rare

The company was fined for underreporting its earnings.

downplay

minimize

understate

frequency

Rare

report something less often than it happens

Rare

The media underreports local crime incidents.

downplay

minimize

understate

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Origin of underreport

English, under- (insufficiently) + report (give account)

Examples of underreport in a sentence

The audit revealed that they had been underreporting their expenses.
Companies often underreport their carbon emissions.
He tends to underreport his income on tax returns.

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French:sous-déclarer, minimiser, ...
German:zu wenig berichten, zu selten berichten, ...
Italian:riportare meno del dovuto, riportare meno frequentemente, ...
Spanish:informar menos de lo debido, reportar menos, ...
Portuguese:subnotificar, omitir, ...
Chinese:少报, 漏报, ...
Japanese:過少報告する, 控えめに報告する, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ التَّبْلِيغ, قَلَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְדַוֵּחַ בְּחֶסֶר, לְדַוֵּחַ פָּחוֹת, ...
Russian:занижать отчетность, недостаточно сообщать, ...
Ukrainian:недоносити, занижувати, ...
Hindi:कम रिपोर्ट करना, कम बताना, ...
Bengali:অপ্রতুল প্রতিবেদন করা, অপ্রতুল রিপোর্ট করা, ...
Catalan:informar menys, minimitzar, ...
Czech:podhodnotit, informovat o něčem méně často, ...
Danish:underrapportere, underberette, ...
Dutch:onderrapporteren, te weinig rapporteren, ...
Greek:υποαναφέρω, αναφέρω λιγότερο συχνά, ...
Hungarian:aluljelenteni, ...
Khmer:រាយការណ៍តិចជាងចំនួនពិត, រាយការណ៍តិចជាងការកើតឡើងពិត, ...
Korean:실제 금액보다 적게 보고하다, 덜 보도하다, ...
Persian:گزارش کمتر از مقدار واقعی, کمتر گزارش داد, ...
Polish:zaniżać, rzadko zgłaszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):subnotificar, omitir, ...
Romanian:a subraporta, a raporta insuficient, ...
Swedish:underrapportera, rapportera sällan, ...
Thai:รายงานต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริง, รายงานน้อยกว่าความเป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:eksik rapor etmek, eksik bildirmek, ...
Vietnamese:báo cáo thiếu, ...

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Definition of underreporting - Reverso English Dictionary

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