underquotation

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ quotation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

underquotation (countable and uncountable, plural underquotations)

  1. insufficient quotation
    • 1977, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt, Business Imperialism, 1840-1930, page 148:
      Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.