underpaid
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But others responding online said it was reasonable to give a sizeable amount, with one arguing that teachers were "woefully underpaid and undervalued".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Early on Thursday, Rayner said she had been cleared by U.K. authorities after she underpaid tax on a home purchase, removing a key hurdle for her to run for prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
The federal support also helped reduce attrition, a problem that has long plagued the notoriously underpaid childcare sector.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Since Francie never became friendly enough with the girls to be taken into their confidence, she had no way of knowing how grossly underpaid she was.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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