undercount

(un′der ko̵unt′; for n. un′dər ko̵unt′)

transitive verb

to get a total by counting that is smaller than the actual total of

noun

the act or an instance of undercounting

See undercount in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb un·der·count·ed, un·der·count·ing, un·der·counts

To record fewer than the actual number of (persons in a census, for example).

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