underpay
verb (used with object)
to pay less than is deserved or usual.
has underpaid
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present perfectof underpay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The deal covers about a quarter of the Salar with the rest leased to SQM under a pre-existing contract that Corfo wants to terminate early, alleging SQM has underpaid.
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2017
The supplier – Pearl Global, based in Gurgaon, in Haryana state – admits it has underpaid workers for overtime and has required them to work illegally long hours, but said it had now repaid them.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2012
DEP has underpaid its police officers--the top salary prior to March was $24,435 for patrolmen--and has not given them enough training in the detection of environmental crimes.
From Time Magazine Archive
