Underpay
verb
verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently. transitive
"The company-city subgenre always seemed to star a hero who outsmarted, overthrew, or escaped "the company." I've never seen one where the hero fought like hell to get taken in and underpaid by the company."
- 2 pay too little wordnet
- 3 To pay less than is due for (something). transitive
"The underpaid letter was returned to the sender."
Example
More examples"The company-city subgenre always seemed to star a hero who outsmarted, overthrew, or escaped "the company." I've never seen one where the hero fought like hell to get taken in and underpaid by the company."
Etymology
From under- + pay.