undercompensate

American  

[uhn-der-kom-puhn-seyt] / ˌʌn dərˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /

verb (used with object)

undercompensated, undercompensating

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

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Other Word Forms

• undercompensation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of undercompensate

under- + compensate

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

undercompensate undercompensated

“We don’t value care, we don’t compensate family members for care and we undercompensate professionals,” said Marci Alboher, vice president at Encore, a nonprofit that tries to bridge generational divides.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2021

The scope of these issues is complex, but both can be boiled down to one critical point: Mental health care professionals are chronically undercompensated in our health care system.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

I certainly don’t mean to say that the stories of low-income Latinos, Latinos in risky, undercompensated jobs, undocumented Latinos aren’t important, or even that criminal Latinos are unimportant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

But that’s where you’re vulnerable, isn’t it, if the job you get undercompensated to do also fills your life with meaning.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

Lawmakers in both parties back the proposal, saying rural lawmakers especially are undercompensated for their costs of traveling to and staying in Phoenix during the session.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2019

The court did not rule on Tyson’s argument that some workers who were not undercompensated will be allowed to benefit from the award.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2016