underpay
Americanverb (used with object)
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underpays,
present (3rd person singular)
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underpaid,
past participle, past
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underpaying
present participle
verb
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Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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underpaysimple
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underpayssimple
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have underpaidperfect
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has underpaidperfect
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am underpayingprogressive
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are underpayingprogressive
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is underpayingprogressive
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have been underpayingperfect progressive
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has been underpayingperfect progressive
Past
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underpaidsimple
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had underpaidperfect
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was underpayingprogressive
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were underpayingprogressive
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had been underpayingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of underpay
Example Sentences
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Chair of the agency's advisory board, Matthew Taylor, said naming employers which underpay staff was an important reminder that "paying the minimum wage is not optional - it is the law".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Do they own shares in companies that underpay their workers?
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Musk’s 11-day delay in disclosure allowed him to underpay for Twitter stock by at least $150 million.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
He also proposes expanding guest worker programs and “shifting accountability” from workers to corporations that underpay immigrant laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
A letter was sent to five hundred Chambers of Commerce over Mrs. Catt's signature, asking for their cooperation in behalf of women workers against the danger of excessive overtime and underpay.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Ida Husted Harper
State Farm has said it strongly rejects allegations that it intentionally underpays or denies claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
“They come to attorneys when their insurance company underpays their claim and they can’t rebuild.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Spotify also has been criticized for its payment model, which many say underpays musicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
Increasingly, even those relatively unscathed by the pandemic are voicing anticapitalist sentiment, critiquing an economy that underpays or ignores domestic labor.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2021
Walt Disney Co. is being sued over claims it underpays female employees.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2019
The company said 65% of drivers were underpaid by $1 or less, with a median missing payment of $7.70.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year’s devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
A spokesman for the two hospital trusts said that "no colleagues were underpaid".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
A spokesperson said apprentices at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust were inadvertently underpaid between 2019 and 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
And although it was their underpaid labor that transformed Durham into the Jewel of the New South, their presence in the “better areas” of town was not welcome.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Like other fast-fashion giants including H&M and Zara, Shein has faced allegations of underpaying and overworking textile workers at its factories.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mr. Lara also accuses State Farm of underpaying claims, in particular for smoke damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
She also pointed to a total reliance nationally on underpaying care workers and an imbalance in power between the NHS and council-run social care, which she says ends up serving the institutions not people.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
The insurance department started a market conduct examination of State Farm General, which has been accused of delaying, underpaying and denying claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
The contractors want bigger profits—to be got through underpaying and overworking their employes.
From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Arthur Brisbane
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