underestimation

noun

Definition of underestimationnext
as in estimate

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  1. estimate
  2. evaluation
  3. estimation
  4. assessment
  5. appraisal
  6. survey
  7. reckoning
  8. valuation
Noun
  • An impairment charge of $6.8 million was recorded for 60 South Sixth due to changes in cash flow estimates.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The tougher regulations will reduce asthma symptoms for more than 70,000 Californians, according to the board’s estimate, and pump $100 billion of private investment into clean energy infrastructure over the next two decades.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of estimate
Noun
  • However, many human resource experts have been working to rebrand these year-end evaluations.
    Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The program, which is not a degree-granting initiative, focuses on critical entrepreneurial tools, including opportunity evaluation, competitive analysis, and developing sustainable business models, according to the program’s website.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of evaluation
Noun
  • The allowance for credit losses decreased to $21.4 million, reflecting updates to the loss estimation model.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Under the hood of generative AI, there is a whole bunch of statistical and probabilistic estimations going on, see my detailed explanation at the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of estimation
Noun
  • That being so, the AI age of warfare will be reduced primarily to an assessment not of an adversary’s capabilities but rather of its intentions and their strategic applications.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Cruz confirms Joe’s on the flight to Dallas with an apt assessment of their new lioness, as well as a promising new mission plan through which to funnel her instincts.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of assessment
Noun
  • Still, McCarthy acknowledged that the appraisal process could prove tricky when conducted by a deeply divided board that fails to come to a consensus about a superintendent’s performance.
    Richard Chumney, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
  • When reflecting on his visits, Finn lands on excessively generous appraisals of the state that tend to end with comparisons to other places.
    Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of appraisal
Noun
  • As far as net worth is concerned, survey respondents placed that figure at $5.3 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • And last month's University of Houston/Texas Southern University survey had Cruz leading Allred 46.6%-44.5%.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of survey
Noun
  • Sacrifice follows Taylor-Joy’s Joan, a woman driven by a volcanic prophecy who is on a mission to rescue the world from a violent reckoning.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But, in his reckoning, this was a reason to work even harder to stifle the trade, rather than a reason to weaken sanctions.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckoning
Noun
  • From a valuation perspective, MO stock seems fully priced.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The tax rate is expected to stay the same at $0.02 per $100 home valuation.
    Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of valuation
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