UNDERPAY

underpay

(verb) pay too little

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underpay (third-person singular simple present underpays, present participle underpaying, simple past and past participle underpaid)

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

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

Antonyms

• overpay

Anagrams

• unprayed

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*pay", v. t.

Definition: To pay inadequately.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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