What does underpromise mean?
Underpromise means (intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do..
“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.
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Underpromise means (intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do..
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“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.
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