underpay
/ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/verb
उच्चारण अन्डपे
कम वेतन देना, (मेहनत से) कम मज़दूरी देना
Core word
verb
- 1
[T] ~ sb/sth
to pay somebody too little for the work they do
कम वेतन देना, (मेहनत से) कम मज़दूरी देना
- Many factory workers are overworked and underpaid.
- The company was fined for underpaying its staff.
Synonyms exploit short-change
Opposite overpay
- 2
[T, I] ~ sth
to pay less than the correct amount of money for something such as tax
(कर आदि) निर्धारित से कम चुकाना
- He had underpaid his income tax by several thousand rupees.
- Several shopkeepers had underpaid their taxes and were asked to pay a penalty.
Opposite overpay
◇Word family
underpaid adjectiveunderpayment noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The past tense and past participle are underpaid, not 'underpayed'.
इसका past tense और past participle underpaid है, 'underpayed' नहीं।
Usage: the pair overworked and underpaid is a very common collocation.
Usage में overworked and underpaid एक बहुत आम collocation है।