As verbs the difference between understate and underrate
is that understate is to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay while underrate is to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
As a noun underrate is
a price less than the value.
understate
English
Verb
(understat)
To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
To state a quantity that is too low.
Antonyms
* overstate
Related terms
* understatement
underrate
English
Verb
(underrat)
to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate
Noun
(
en noun)
A price less than the value.
- to sell a thing at an underrate
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