under-payn.
/ˈʌndəpeɪ/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌpeɪ/ (under- prefix1 5(b).)
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > low wages
underwages1669
under-pay1851
1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 304/1 Over-work makes under-pay and under-pay makes over-work.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
under-payv.
/ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈpeɪ/ (under- prefix1 5(a).)
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > underpay or overpay
overpay1590
under-pay1861
1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) xix. 316 There can be no worse economy..in any State than underpaying such functionaries as judges.
1899 Daily News 1 Feb. 5/1 The Post Office is having much trouble with people who under-pay their letters.
Derivatives
underˈpayment n.
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1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xiii. 87 There was an under~payment to one set of persons, and an overpayment to another.
1920 Rep. Departmental Comm. Industrial Assurance Companies 3 If there is under-payment,..it is not due to any undercharge on the assured.
1972 Accountant 26 Oct. 507/3 He received eight changes of code number within..five months. He also received a notice alleging £42.67 underpayment of tax.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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