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underestimate

/ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.meɪt/

Meanings
noun
An estimate that is too low.

Examples :

"The underestimate of the project's cost led to a shortfall in the budget. "
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Related Words

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budget noun

/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.

"The school's budget for the new year includes money for new textbooks. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

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shortfall noun

/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/ /ˈʃɔːrtfɔːl/

An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.

"Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts."

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someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

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difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

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quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

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underestimated verb

/ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˌʌndɚˈestɪmeɪtɪd/

To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

"The student underestimated the amount of time it would take to finish the project. "

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actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

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perceive verb

/pəˈsiːv/ /pɚˈsiv/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's instructions clearly and completed the assignment. "

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estimate noun

/ˈɛstɨmɨt/

A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.

"The estimate for the new school library project was $50,000. "