underpay
verb
un·der·pay
ˌən-dər-ˈpā 
underpaid
ˌən-dər-ˈpād
; underpaying
; underpaying
: to pay less than what is normal or required
underpay taxes
Examples of underpay in a Sentence
She underpaid for her meal.
He realized that he had underpaid the cashier.
The company underpays its workers.
They are underpaid for the work they do.
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Between the lines: Although large PBMs have been accused of underpaying pharmacies, they've also been accused of business practices that inflate the cost of generics.
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Lawyers for Bhakta also represent two women who filed a lawsuit in June accusing Apple of systematically underpaying female workers in its engineering, marketing and AppleCare divisions.
—Daniel Wiessner, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
All are overworked, because of a long history of overburdening and underpaying a workforce that is mostly seasonal.
—Jay Balagna, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly underpaying for his Twitter acquisition by $150 million, by failing to disclose his stake in the company.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Lawyers for Bhakta also represent two women who filed a lawsuit in June accusing Apple of systematically underpaying female workers in its engineering, marketing and AppleCare divisions.
—Daniel Wiessner, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
All are overworked, because of a long history of overburdening and underpaying a workforce that is mostly seasonal.
—Jay Balagna, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Musk is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly underpaying for his Twitter acquisition by $150 million, by failing to disclose his stake in the company.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underpay
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“Underpay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpay. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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