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underestimate

un·de·res·timate

US/ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.mɪt/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

assign too low a value to

  • “Don”
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2.

make a deliberately low estimate

  • “The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”
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3.

make too low an estimate of

  • “he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”
  • “Don”
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noun

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Origin

From under- + estimate.

Phrases

  • nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
  • nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people

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