Underpromise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underpromise is a verb meaning (intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do.
Meaning
(intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do.
Example Sentences
“He’s wise not to overpromise, but to underpromise and overdeliver,” said Dave Checketts, a former president of the Knicks and then Madison Square Garden who left in 2001 after a power struggle with James L. Dolan, the chairman of the Garden.
Word Forms
- underpromises
- underpromising
- underpromised
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underestimate, undercommit, unpromise, underprovide, underprize, underinflate.
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