OVERCOUNT

Etymology

Verb

overcount (third-person singular simple present overcounts, present participle overcounting, simple past and past participle overcounted)

(transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another

(transitive) To outnumber.

Antonyms

• undercount

Noun

overcount (plural overcounts)

An incorrect count that is too high.

Antonyms

• undercount

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*count", v. t.

Definition: To rate too high; to outnumber. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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