underassessment

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noun

The assessment of a tax or charge at a lower value than the correct one.

Opposite
overassessment
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Meanings

noununderassessment (countable and uncountable, plural underassessments)

plural underassessments

  1. countableuncountableThe assessment of a tax or charge at a lower value than the correct one.
  2. countableuncountableAn inadequate assessment of an academic course, as by requiring too few pieces of work from each student.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overassessment

Origin

From under- + assessment.

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APA

underassessment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underassessment

MLA

“underassessment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underassessment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underassessment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underassessment.

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