overreport
(also over-report) /ˌəʊvərɪˈpɔːt/ verb [T]Definition
› FINANCE, ACCOUNTING to say that you have done, earned, sold, etc. more than you really have: When preparing your taxes, don’t overreport capital gains or underreport capital losses. → Compare underreport
over-reporting noun [U] › They were accused of fraudulent over-reporting of profit.(Definition of overreport verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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