overcount
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]overcount (third-person singular simple present overcounts, present participle overcounting, simple past and past participle overcounted)
- (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
- The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
- (transitive) To outnumber.
Antonyms
[edit]Noun
[edit]overcount (plural overcounts)
- An incorrect count that is too high.