The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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