UNDERRATE

underestimate, underrate

(verb) make too low an estimate of; “he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”; “Don’t underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underrate (third-person singular simple present underrates, present participle underrating, simple past and past participle underrated)

(transitive) to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate

Noun

underrate (plural underrates)

A price less than the value.

Anagrams

• denaturer, renatured

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*rate", v. t.

Definition: To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.

Un"der*rate`, n.

Definition: A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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