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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently..
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.
In their Position Paper, respondents averred that they were underpaid their daily wage, overtime work pay and 13th month pay.
The underpaid letter was returned to the sender.
Use underpay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underpay means (transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include overpay.
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.
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