English

Verb

underreport ‎(third-person singular simple present underreports, present participle underreporting, simple past and past participle underreported)

1. To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
   • Lara Jordan, AP,

     The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit.

2. As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs

   Women tend to underreport rape.