misrate
Appraise with error
To misrate is to assign an incorrect rating or value to something, whether too high or too low.
The term appears most often in contexts involving assessment or evaluation, such as insurance premiums, credit scores, or performance reviews.
The insurer was fined for misrating policies to attract customers.
When something is misrated, consequences may follow from decisions based on the faulty assessment.
Compute incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- mispriceSet cost incorrectly
- misvalueEstimate worth incorrectly
- miscategorizeLabel under wrong type
misclassify · misappraise · misgauge · misestimate · blunder · mistake · slip · oversight
Estimate below true worth
- understateExpress with restraint
- underassessEvaluate too low
- underpriceCharge below value
- underchargeBill below proper amount
underestimate · lowball · underscore · undercalculate · downplay · minimize · diminish · underplay
Estimate worth too highly
- overstateRepresent as greater
- inflateFill with gas
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- overassessEvaluate too highly
overshoot · overpredict · overestimate · overcharge · overprice · embellish · amplify · magnify
Formal evaluation of worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- scoringEarning points in competition
- rankingOrdered position assignment
grading · pricing · calculation · estimation · calibration · measurement · benchmark · metric
miscalculate
Compute incorrectly
miscategorize · misclassify · misappraise · misgauge · misestimate · blunder · mistake · slip · oversight · inaccuracy
undervalue
Estimate below true worth
- understateExpress with restraint
- underassessEvaluate too low
- underpriceCharge below value
undercharge · underestimate · lowball · underscore · undercalculate · downplay · minimize · diminish · underplay · depreciate
overvalue
Estimate worth too highly
- overstateRepresent as greater
- inflateFill with gas
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
overassess · overshoot · overpredict · overestimate · overcharge · overprice · embellish · amplify · magnify · overplay
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- scoringEarning points in competition
ranking · grading · pricing · calculation · estimation · calibration · measurement · benchmark · metric · scale