underquotation

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ quotation.

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.