underpay
English
Etymology
under- + pay
Verb
underpay (third-person singular simple present underpays, present participle underpaying, simple past and past participle underpaid)
- (transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.
- (transitive) To pay less than is due for (something).
- The underpaid letter was returned to the sender.
Antonyms
- overpay
Translations
to pay someone less than the value of their work
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Anagrams
- unprayed