underreport
verb
un·der·re·port
ˌən-dər-ri-ˈpȯrt 
underreported; underreporting; underreports
: to report to be less than is actually the case : understate
underreports his income
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Prosecutors added that Loloee had two sets of books used to underreport his federal payroll tax and personal income tax.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
This likely indicates that Russia may underreport the full scale of Ukrainian strikes.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The $270 billion payroll figure underreports the true cost of the bureaucracy, as Open The Books estimates benefits for federal employees cost an additional 30%.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Industry reports suggest those numbers substantially underreport U.S. drone use because some owners seek to avoid the complex registration process.
—Ben Belton, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
This likely indicates that Russia may underreport the full scale of Ukrainian strikes.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The $270 billion payroll figure underreports the true cost of the bureaucracy, as Open The Books estimates benefits for federal employees cost an additional 30%.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Industry reports suggest those numbers substantially underreport U.S. drone use because some owners seek to avoid the complex registration process.
—Ben Belton, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underreport
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“Underreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underreport. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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