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underpay

verb

Etymology

From under- + pay.

  1. derived from pācō
  2. derived from pācāre
  3. derived from paiier
  4. inherited from payen
  5. prefixed as underpay — “under + pay”

Definitions

  1. To pay (someone) less than the value of their work

    To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.

    • The company-city subgenre always seemed to star a hero who outsmarted, overthrew, or escaped "the company." I've never seen one where the hero fought like hell to get taken in and underpaid by the company.
    • In their Position Paper, respondents averred that they were underpaid their daily wage, overtime work pay and 13th month pay.

  2. To pay less than is due for (something).

    • The underpaid letter was returned to the sender.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA