The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.
Women tend to underreport rape.
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underreport — un‧der‧re‧port [ˌʌndərɪˈpɔːt ǁ ˈpɔːrt] verb [transitive] 1. ACCOUNTING to calculate a figure wrongly, and so produce a figure that is less than the real one: • The study estimated that the U.S. underreports its exports of goods by $10 billion to… … Financial and business terms
underreport — [un derri port′] vt. to report fewer than the actual number or less than the true amount of … English World dictionary
underreport — /un deuhr ri pawrt , pohrt /, v.t., v.i. to report as less or fewer than is correct: to underreport the enemy s strength. [1945 50; UNDER + REPORT] * * * … Universalium
underreport — transitive verb Date: 1949 to report to be less than is actually the case ; understate < underreports his income > < the number of cases has been underreported > … New Collegiate Dictionary
underreport — un•der•re•port [[t]ˌʌn dər rɪˈpɔrt, ˈpoʊrt[/t]] v. t. v. i. cvb bus to report as less or fewer than is correct • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
underreport — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: under (I) + report : to report an amount for (as income) less than the actual one … Useful english dictionary
underreported — underreport un‧der‧re‧port [ˌʌndərɪˈpɔːt ǁ ˈpɔːrt] verb [transitive] 1. ACCOUNTING to calculate a figure wrongly, and so produce a figure that is less than the real one: • The study estimated that the U.S. underreports its exports of goods by $10 … Financial and business terms
Abortion-breast cancer hypothesis — The abortion breast cancer (ABC) hypothesis (supporters call it the abortion breast cancer link) posits that induced abortion increases the risk of developing breast cancer;] Meta analysisBeralIn March 2004, Dr. Beral et al. published a study in… … Wikipedia
over-reporting — overreport UK US (also over report) /ˌəʊvərɪˈpɔːt/ verb [T] ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING to say that you have done, earned, sold, etc. more than you really have: »When preparing your taxes, don’t overreport capital gains or underreport capital losses. → … Financial and business terms
overreport — UK US (also over report) /ˌəʊvərɪˈpɔːt/ verb [T] ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING to say that you have done, earned, sold, etc. more than you really have: »When preparing your taxes, don’t overreport capital gains or underreport capital losses. → Compare… … Financial and business terms
