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Definition of Overstating
1. overstate [v] - See also: overstate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstating
Literary usage of Overstating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on General Practice: Containing Rules and Suggestions for the by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1894)
"overstating confidence in case.—Harm is done by overstating the force of the
speaker's own argument. The great advocates never overstate the strength of ..."
2. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1838)
"... heen himself accessory to the accumulation and concealment of the arrears from
the head officers, and afterwards hy misrepresenting, or overstating, ..."
3. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"The possibilities of overstating expenses are limited only by one's imagination.
Amounts can be "paid" for supplies or goods never received, ..."
4. Auditing: A Practical Manual for Auditors by Lawrence Robert Dicksee, Robert Hiester Montgomery (1909)
"The first method is by falsifying the balance sheet, either overstating assets
or understating liabilities to cover the amount stolen: the second method is ..."
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