Definitions

1. noun

the act of counting or estimating something incorrectly, often by including too many items or people in a total.

“The company’s financial report included an overcount of inventory, leading to an inflated profit margin.”

2. verb

to count or estimate something incorrectly, often by including too many items or people in a total.

“The accountant was accused of overcounting the number of employees to justify a bigger office space.”