UNDERCHARGE

undercharge

(noun) an insufficient charge

undercharge

(noun) a price that is too low

undercharge

(verb) charge (someone) too little money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

undercharge (third-person singular simple present undercharges, present participle undercharging, simple past and past participle undercharged)

(ambitransitive) To charge less than the correct amount.

(transitive, firearms) To put too small a charge into.

Antonyms

• overcharge

Noun

undercharge (plural undercharges)

A monetary charge that is less than the correct amount.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*charge", v. t.

1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.

2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. W. P. Craighill.

Un"der*charge`, n.

Definition: A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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