Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To record fewer than the actual number of (persons in a census, for example).

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  • verb To count to an insufficient degree; to count one thing disproportionately less than another

Etymologies

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under- +‎ count

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Examples

  • (I am not going to name names, but one should assume that polls conducted by robo-calls undercount cellphone-only voters.)

    Poll: Obama Has Narrow Lead In Swing State Of Colorado 2009

  • We do know the ballots from Miami-Dade County, the 9,000 so-called undercount votes will be brought to the Leon County Library.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Spin Room: Florida Supreme Court Gives Gore New Life - December 10, 2000 2000

  • An "undercount" costs money because most government funding is handed on the basis of population.

    Home By GREG BLUESTEIN 2010

  • Thus, the defective Census Bureau computer systems deprived 300-plus Grand Junction constituents of immediate Census jobs (while local unemployment remains near record highs) which could ultimately result in a significant "undercount" in western Colorado.

    GJSentinel.com staff@gjsentinel.com 2010

  • An "undercount" costs money because most government funding is handed on the basis of population.

    Home fresnobee.com 2010

  • This same kind of undercount happened again in 2003: The CMS reported 2 million people became eligible for Medicaid, but the Census Bureau recorded only a 350,000 increase in

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • Callers said not running the story or others who reported the "undercount" were examples of how the liberal media is supporting the Obama Administration.

    The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines 2009

  • Callers said not running the story or others who reported the "undercount" were examples of how the liberal media is supporting the Obama Administration.

    The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines 2009

  • i also think it's naive for the school district personnel thinking that just becasue you don't return one, you become an "undercount".

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local dude_chill 2010

  • i also think it's naive for the school district personnel thinking that just becasue you don't return one, you become an "undercount".

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local dude_chill 2010

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