Miscount (Verb)
Meaning
Count wrongly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She miscounted the number of guests attending the party, and there wasn't enough food for everyone.
- The cashier miscounted the change, and the customer ended up losing money.
- The teacher asked the student to re-count the problems, as she suspected he had miscounted again.
- The accountant miscounted the company's expenses, which led to an inaccurate tax return.
- In the chaos of the flea market, the vendor miscounted the change and overpaid one of his customers.