- underpay
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transitive verb
(underpaid; -paying)
Date: 1817
to pay less than what is normal or required <underpay taxes> • underpayment noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
underpay
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underpay — un‧der‧pay [ˌʌndəˈpeɪ ǁ ər ] verb underpaid PTandPP [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay less money to people than they deserve for their work: • In an interview, the star said that the studio underpays and misuses him. 2. to pay less money to a… … Financial and business terms
Underpay — Un der*pay , v. t. To pay inadequately. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underpay — ► VERB (past and past part. underpaid) ▪ pay too little to (someone) or for (something) … English terms dictionary
underpay — [un΄dər pā′] vt., vi. underpaid, underpaying 1. to pay too little, or less than (the due amount) 2. to pay too little to (someone) underpayment n … English World dictionary
underpay — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈpeɪ] / US [ˌʌndərˈpeɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms underpay : present tense I/you/we/they underpay he/she/it underpays present participle underpaying past tense underpaid UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈpeɪd] / US [ˌʌndərˈpeɪd] past… … English dictionary
underpay — underpayment /un deuhr pay meuhnt, un deuhr pay /, n. /un deuhr pay /, v.t., underpaid, underpaying. to pay less than is deserved or usual. [1840 50; UNDER + PAY1] * * * … Universalium
underpay — verb To pay someone less than the value of their work. Ant: overpay … Wiktionary
underpay — un|der|pay [ˌʌndəˈpeı US ər ] v past tense and past participle underpaid [T] to pay someone too little for their work … Dictionary of contemporary English
underpay — un|der|pay [ ,ʌndər peı ] (past tense and past participle un|der|paid [ ,ʌndər peıd ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to pay someone too little money for the work they do ╾ un|der|pay|ment noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underpay — un·der pay || ‚ʌndÉ™(r) peɪ v. pay less than what is normal or required, pay insufficiently, give a salary which is too low … English contemporary dictionary
