What does overclaim mean?
Overclaim means (transitive) To claim too much..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To claim too much..
Smith says: "Performance has not been perfect, and I've been around long enough to not take things for granted or to overclaim. But we're up to 96%-97% PPM [Public Performance Measure] and a very high proportion of that is absolutely 100% on time.
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Overclaim means (transitive) To claim too much..
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Smith says: "Performance has not been perfect, and I've been around long enough to not take things for granted or to overclaim. But we're up to 96%-97% PPM [Public Performance Measure] and a very high proportion of that is absolutely 100% on time.
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