underpayment
noun
the act of paying less than is required or owed.
underpayments
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pluralof underpayment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The government did not say over what time period the underpayments spanned.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But even that isn’t a useful number because it includes underpayments — where the federal government failed to pay money it should have.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Many whose homes were lost or damaged have complained of delays, underpayments and denials of claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
According to the nonprofit Department of Angels, 70% of the roughly 2,000 insured Eaton and Palisades fire survivors who were surveyed said delays, denials and underpayments are “actively derailing recovery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
The projected gross tax gap — made up of failed payments through nonfiling, underreporting and underpayments — doesn’t account for late payments or IRS enforcement.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
