"underpromise" meaning in English

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          "text": "“He’s wise not to overpromise, but to underpromise and overdeliver,” said Dave Checketts, a former president of the Knicks and then Madison Square Garden who left in 2001 after a power struggle with James L. Dolan, the chairman of the Garden.",
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        "To promise less than one expects to do."
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        "(intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do."
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        "(intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do."
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