UNDERSTATE


Meaning of UNDERSTATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌən-dər-ˈstāt ]

transitive verb

Date: 1824

1. : to represent as less than is the case

understate taxable income

2. : to state or present with restraint especially for effect

• un·der·state·ment -mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.