underpayverb [ T ]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈpeɪ/underpaid, underpaidto pay someone too little for the work they do
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Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- payee
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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underpaid
adjective uk/ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪd/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈpeɪd/
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They're ridiculously underpaid, especially given that the work is so dangerous.