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un·der·paid

 (ŭn′dər-pād′)
v.
Past tense and past participle of underpay.
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underpaid

(ˌʌndəˈpeɪd)
adj
not paid enough: underpaid and overworked.
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Translations
málo placený
underbetalt
alipalkattu
potplaćen
十分な額が払われていない
박봉의
underbetald
ได้รับค่าจ้างน้อยไป
được trả lương thấp

underpaid

[ˈʌndəˈpeɪd] ADJmal pagado
teachers are underpaidlos profesores están mal pagados
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underpaid

[ˌʌndərˈpeɪd] adjsous-payé(e)
I'm underpaid → Je suis sous-payé.
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underpaid

[ˌʌndəˈpeɪd]
1. pt & pp of underpay
2. adjmal pagato/a, sottopagato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

underpaid

مَدْفُوعٌ بِأَقَلٍّ مِـمَا يَنْبَغِي málo placený underbetalt unterbezahlt κακοπληρωμένος mal pagado alipalkattu sous-payé potplaćen sottopagato 十分な額が払われていない 박봉의 onderbetaald underbetalt niedostatecznie wynagrodzony mal pago низкооплачиваемый underbetald ได้รับค่าจ้างน้อยไป düşük ücretli được trả lương thấp 报酬过低的
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