underpay
verb (used with object)
to pay less than is deserved or usual.
is underpaying
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present progressiveof underpay (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Representative Robert Garcia, the first-term Democrat from California’s 42nd District, is looking into questions about whether the exclusive fashion house Loro Piana is underpaying its Peruvian suppliers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
You'll recall that shareholders have been grumbling that Glencore, aka "home of the world's savviest traders", is underpaying to engulf Xstrata but then overpaying to keep the top staff on board.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012
