verb
- to report (something) as being less than it actually is
Examples
- The company was accused of underreporting its profits to avoid taxes.
- Many crimes go underreported in certain neighborhoods.
- The survey may underreport the actual number of homeless individuals.
- Officials suspect that hospitals underreport medical errors.
- The study found that people tend to underreport their alcohol consumption.
- Environmental groups claim the government underreports pollution levels.