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Definition of Overcount
1. v. t. To rate too high; to outnumber.
Definition of Overcount
1. Verb. To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overcount
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcount
Literary usage of Overcount
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bicentennial Census: New Directions for Methodology in 1990 by Constance F. Citro, Michael L. Cohen (1985)
"The discussion first addresses needed research on hard-to-count groups and on
problems of overcount. NEEDED RESEARCH ON UNDERCOUNT AND overcount The panel ..."
2. 65 Plus in the United Statesby Frank B. Hobbs by Frank B. Hobbs (1996)
"Evaluation studies performed after the 1980 census showed there was a net overcount
of persons in the age groups 65 to 69 and 70 to 74, for both Blacks and ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... outflank, out jockey. outnumber, vt overcount (rare); spec. outman, outvote.
out-of-the-way, a. devious. outrage, n. 1. Sec INJURY, INSULT, ABUSE. 2. ..."
4. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"... would be to reveal that in some directions the people of fancy overcount reality.
It is safe to say that there are two thousand novels published and ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... overcount, 6-vur-kount'. v- a. to rate above the true value Overdo, ó-vár-doo'.
va to do more ..."
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