underreckon

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌndɚˈrɛkən/ UK /ˌʌndəˈrɛkən/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to estimate or calculate at too low a figure

Planners underreckon the cost of large projects again and again.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to estimate or calculate at... underestimate undervalue underrate miscalculate

Opposites

overreckon overestimate overrate

Word family

Related forms reckon reckoning

Etymology

From under- ('too low') + reckon, from Old English (ge)recenian ('to recount, explain'), from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, related to reckon and reckoning.

under Old English recenian Old English *rekanōną Proto-Germanic

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# underreckon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌʌndɚˈrɛkən
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌndəˈrɛkən

## Meanings
1. to estimate or calculate at too low a figure

## Examples
- Planners underreckon the cost of large projects again and again.

## Synonyms
- underestimate
- undervalue
- underrate
- miscalculate

## Antonyms
- overreckon
- overestimate
- overrate

## Related Forms
- reckon
- reckoning

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: under
- Root: recenian
- Root: *rekanōną

## Etymology
From under- ('too low') + reckon, from Old English (ge)recenian ('to recount, explain'), from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, related to reckon and reckoning.

## AI Etymology
Underreckon is from under- ('too low') + reckon, from Old English (ge)recenian ('to recount, explain'), from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, related to reckon and reckoning. Important recorded forms include under (Old English), recenian (Old English), and *rekanōną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the under- element contributes the sense of beneath, lower rank, concealment, or insufficiency, depending on the base it modifies. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to estimate or calculate at too low a figure. The wider family includes related words such as reckon and reckoning.

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- Describing Qualities

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