undercompensate

[ uhn-der-kom-puhn-seyt ]

verb (used with object)

, un·der·com·pen·sat·ed, un·der·com·pen·sat·ing.

1. to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.

Other Words From

• under·compen·sation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of undercompensate¹

under- + compensate

Example Sentences

Those concerns bubbled after the company sought financial concessions from an overworked, undercompensated workforce, he said.

From Washington Post