underpay
verb /ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/
/ˌʌndərˈpeɪ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they underpay | /ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/ /ˌʌndərˈpeɪ/ |
| he / she / it underpays | /ˌʌndəˈpeɪz/ /ˌʌndərˈpeɪz/ |
| past simple underpaid | /ˌʌndəˈpeɪd/ /ˌʌndərˈpeɪd/ |
| past participle underpaid | /ˌʌndəˈpeɪd/ /ˌʌndərˈpeɪd/ |
| -ing form underpaying | /ˌʌndəˈpeɪɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈpeɪɪŋ/ |
- underpay somebody to pay somebody too little money, especially for their work opposite overpay