UNDERPAID

UNDERPAY

underpay

(verb) pay too little

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

underpaid (comparative more underpaid, superlative most underpaid)

getting too little financial compensation for one's work

Antonyms

• overpaid

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERPAY

Un`der*pay", v. t.

Definition: To pay inadequately.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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