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underestimate

English

  1. 🔊 an estimation that is too low
  2. 🔊 make too low an estimate of
    “he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”
  3. 🔊 make a deliberately low estimate
    “The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”
  4. 🔊 assign too low a value to
    “Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 minusvalorar to underestimate
  2. 🔊 subestimar to underestimate
  3. 🔊 menospreciar to underestimate, to undervalue, to downplay

Similar words

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