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Definition of Overestimating
1. overestimate [v] - See also: overestimate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overestimating
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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