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underpay

[ uhn-der-pey ]

verb (used with object)

underpaid, underpaying.
  1. to pay less than is deserved or usual.


underpay

/ ˌʌԻəˈɪ /

verb

  1. to pay (someone) insufficiently
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԻˈ貹⳾Գ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ··貹·Գ [uhn-der-, pey, -m, uh, nt, uhn, -der-pey-], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underpay1

First recorded in 1840–50; under- + pay 1
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A union representing hospitality workers has accused an event management company subcontracted by the Long Beach Convention Center of underpaying workers and potentially skirting payroll taxes.

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Carter and his often underpaid staff came up with devilish nicknames for their primary targets.

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The problem then becomes that if that program is not sufficiently funded, it will underpay workers, as we have historically seen.

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"You know, the real people that keep this country going – the underrepresented at the moment, the underpaid, you know, people just existing at the moment," he says.

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She further alleges that she was “grossly underpaid” compared to her two male predecessors as well as staffers with similar responsibilities in other county offices.

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