Underestimate - Definition

n 1: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less
than the true or actual value [syn: underestimate,
underestimation, underrating, underreckoning]
v 1: assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value
of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn:
undervalue, underestimate] [ant: overestimate,
overvalue]
2: make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company
wanted the contract badly and lowballed" [syn: lowball,
underestimate]
3: 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" [syn: underestimate,
underrate] [ant: overestimate, overrate]