Definition of Overestimating

1. Verb. (present participle of overestimate) ¹

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Definition of Overestimating

1. overestimate [v] - See also: overestimate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overestimating

overenthusiasms
overenthusiastic
overenthusiastically
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overenunciating
overequip
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overexcitability
overexcitable
overexcitation

Literary usage of Overestimating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Conkling and Blaine-Fry Controversy, in 1866: The Outbreak of the Life by James Barnet Fry (1893)
"... did not relate and could only injure me, and the Committee received the testimony, I, conscious of my rectitude, and perhaps overestimating my strength, ..."

2. Value for Money: The Hong Kong Budgetary Process by Alvin Rabushka (1976)
"There are some grounds for this view, as it is apparent that many Heads of Departments still persist in overestimating the amount of money they can manage ..."

3. A National Budget System by Brookings Institution, Institute for Government Research (1919)
"Do you mean in the matter of overestimating? Mr. CUTTING. ... How much deficit do you create every year on account of overestimating? ..."

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