underpay
verb (used with object)
to pay less than is deserved or usual.
had underpaid
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past perfectof underpay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rayner quit the cabinet after admitting she had underpaid stamp duty when buying a flat earlier this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
BHP Group said on Thursday it had underpaid nearly 29,000 of its Australian workers for leave and other entitlements over a 13-year period which it estimated would cost it $280 million before tax to fix.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
Eight audits of UnitedHealthcare plans found overpayments, while seven others found the government had underpaid.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2023
There were allegations that the owner had underpaid and mistreated workers, then a declaration of bankruptcy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2015
Six months ago," she went on, "I realised that Hume had underpaid me.
From The Short Cut by Frank Tenney Johnson
