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underpay

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Etymology

From under- +‎ pay.

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underpay (third-person singular simple present underpays, present participle underpaying, simple past and past participle underpaid)

  1. (transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.
    Hypernyms: misremunerate, mispay
    Coordinate term: overpay
    • 2020 July 28, Supreme Court of the Philippines, MARBY FOOD VENTURES CORPORATION, MARIO VALDERRAMA, AND EMELITA VALDERRAMA, PETITIONERS, VS. ROLAND DELA CRUZ, GABRIEL DELA CRUZ, JOSE PAULO ANZURES, EFREN TADEO, BONGBONG SANTOS, MARLON DE RAFAEL, CRIS C. SANTIAGO, ELMER MARANO, ARMANDO RIVERA, AND LOUIE BALMES, RESPONDENTS.‎, FIRST DIVISION [ G.R. No. 244629, July 28, 2020 ]:
      In their Position Paper, respondents averred that they were underpaid their daily wage, overtime work pay and 13th month pay.
  2. (transitive) To pay less than is due for (something).
    The underpaid letter was returned to the sender.

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