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misgauge

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Verb1.misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperlymisgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"


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The increasing use of gift cards and the time lag between purchase of the cards and when the recipient redeems them for merchandise, allowing retailers to recognize the sale, apparently caused analysts to misgauge 2006 holiday sales as being weaker than expected.
Silly me, there's no escape from the careless shopper who misgauges the angle of reverse, scratches the rump of your car with their bumper, then scarpers before anyone can jot down their registration number.
Even the best-intended Fed officials screw up; they misgauge the pace of economic growth or misunderstand what the money supply is doing.
 
 
 
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