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单词 underpay
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Definition of underpay in English:

underpay

verbunderpaidʌndəˈpeɪˌəndərˈpeɪ
[with object]
  • 1Pay too little to (someone)

    many firms were illegally underpaying workers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After about 60 days, I knew I was underpaid for the amount of work one had to do in my position.
    • Now we were working for someone else, and they were underpaying us!
    • The company I was working for illegally underpaid all the workers, but there was nothing we could do about it.
    • Meat factories have been slated for underpaying farmers for lamb.
    • We are there to support the teacher in the classroom and to assist in many other ways and, yes, we are underpaid.
    • We're undervaluing and underpaying young adults, including potentially breadwinning fathers.
    • Activists say the workers are underpaid and overworked and are turning now to an unusual source to help them complete their heavy workload.
    • The union says in 2003 the company will take a wage survey and if we are underpaid, we will get additional wage increases.
    • The final straw came when she discovered that she was heavily underpaid compared with male executives within the group doing similar or equivalent jobs.
    • The judge replied that most asylum-seekers who were threatened with penury couldn't get near the few underpaid lawyers who were prepared to give them a hearing.
    • And as I pointed out in an earlier column, if they read the details of the lengthy contract, they might have thought she was underpaid by the company.
    • ‘We don't need an inquiry to know that we are underpaid and undervalued,’ says Ken, the local union chairman.
    • Our profession attracts highly educated, creative, hard-working and nurturing individuals, yet most of us are underpaid.
    • Workers were severely underpaid and denied social benefits such as free meals and transportation and the signing of a collective labour contract was blocked.
    • He hasn't been pleased with the slow progress on several projects relating to the program, and he thinks he's underpaid.
    • I'm still here, overworked but at least I'm not underpaid, not this week anyway.
    • Instead, we are often underpaid and overworked.
    • I currently feel like an over-worked, underpaid member of the company.
    • The producers are underpaying the actors quite badly.
    • He takes much of the credit for Lena's work, underpays her, and takes her for granted.
    1. 1.1 Pay less than is due for (something)
      late or underpaid tax
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Apparently, those clubs have been underpaying songwriters (75% of the going rate) on the mandated royalties set by federal law.
      • If we, as tax professionals, fail to alert clients to errors, they may underpay their taxes and lose an opportunity to correct such mistakes without penalties.
      • A rail company is prosecuting a passenger who accidentally underpaid her fare by just 10p - and demanding £100 in costs.
      • I started recording the relief work I was getting, and so when I was underpaid by one class, I knew it, could inquire about it, and now I am going to be paid for it next cycle.
      • The charge for this service is normally fairly low so it is a worthwhile investment to ensure that your affairs are kept in order and you don't overpay or underpay your taxes.
      • Equally, employees who may have underpaid their tax can arrange to have the back tax collected each month via their pay cheque, provided they let the Revenue know by the end of the month.
      • In that case if they had underpaid their tax they would be required to pay the balance of the tax at the end of the year.
      • In addition, he has substantially underpaid child support based on his annual incomes.
      • None of these men has ever been accused of underpaying their taxes by the same Revenue.
      • The penalty is applied after the IRS has audited your return and has determined that you have underpaid your tax.

Derivatives

  • underpayment

  • nounˌʌndəˈpeɪm(ə)ntˌəndərˈpeɪmənt
    • The deals also allow overpayments and underpayments, which can be helpful around holiday times, or at periods of illness or maternity leave.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With an offset, you can also make underpayments and take payment holidays.
      • There are also some well documented instances of major underpayments to authors.
      • There is a long and ugly history of underpayments on their part as well.
      • Workers can recover underpayments at an employment tribunal or the county court.
 
 

Definition of underpay in US English:

underpay

verbˌəndərˈpāˌəndərˈpeɪ
[with object]
  • 1Pay too little to (someone).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Activists say the workers are underpaid and overworked and are turning now to an unusual source to help them complete their heavy workload.
    • I currently feel like an over-worked, underpaid member of the company.
    • Instead, we are often underpaid and overworked.
    • Our profession attracts highly educated, creative, hard-working and nurturing individuals, yet most of us are underpaid.
    • He hasn't been pleased with the slow progress on several projects relating to the program, and he thinks he's underpaid.
    • The judge replied that most asylum-seekers who were threatened with penury couldn't get near the few underpaid lawyers who were prepared to give them a hearing.
    • The producers are underpaying the actors quite badly.
    • Now we were working for someone else, and they were underpaying us!
    • We're undervaluing and underpaying young adults, including potentially breadwinning fathers.
    • ‘We don't need an inquiry to know that we are underpaid and undervalued,’ says Ken, the local union chairman.
    • And as I pointed out in an earlier column, if they read the details of the lengthy contract, they might have thought she was underpaid by the company.
    • Meat factories have been slated for underpaying farmers for lamb.
    • I'm still here, overworked but at least I'm not underpaid, not this week anyway.
    • After about 60 days, I knew I was underpaid for the amount of work one had to do in my position.
    • Workers were severely underpaid and denied social benefits such as free meals and transportation and the signing of a collective labour contract was blocked.
    • The company I was working for illegally underpaid all the workers, but there was nothing we could do about it.
    • The union says in 2003 the company will take a wage survey and if we are underpaid, we will get additional wage increases.
    • He takes much of the credit for Lena's work, underpays her, and takes her for granted.
    • We are there to support the teacher in the classroom and to assist in many other ways and, yes, we are underpaid.
    • The final straw came when she discovered that she was heavily underpaid compared with male executives within the group doing similar or equivalent jobs.
    1. 1.1 Pay less than is due for (something)
      late or underpaid tax
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Apparently, those clubs have been underpaying songwriters (75% of the going rate) on the mandated royalties set by federal law.
      • The charge for this service is normally fairly low so it is a worthwhile investment to ensure that your affairs are kept in order and you don't overpay or underpay your taxes.
      • The penalty is applied after the IRS has audited your return and has determined that you have underpaid your tax.
      • If we, as tax professionals, fail to alert clients to errors, they may underpay their taxes and lose an opportunity to correct such mistakes without penalties.
      • A rail company is prosecuting a passenger who accidentally underpaid her fare by just 10p - and demanding £100 in costs.
      • In addition, he has substantially underpaid child support based on his annual incomes.
      • None of these men has ever been accused of underpaying their taxes by the same Revenue.
      • Equally, employees who may have underpaid their tax can arrange to have the back tax collected each month via their pay cheque, provided they let the Revenue know by the end of the month.
      • I started recording the relief work I was getting, and so when I was underpaid by one class, I knew it, could inquire about it, and now I am going to be paid for it next cycle.
      • In that case if they had underpaid their tax they would be required to pay the balance of the tax at the end of the year.
 
 
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