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overreport

verb

Etymology

From over- + report.

  1. derived from reporto
  2. derived from reporter
  3. inherited from reporten
  4. prefixed as overreport — “over + report”

Definitions

  1. To report too much or too often.

    • Just as the rising tide of cancellations leads the Census Bureau to overreport sales in the short term, it leads the government to underreport inventories.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA