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un·der·pay

 (ŭn′dər-pā′)
tr.v. un·der·paid (-pād′), un·der·pay·ing, un·der·pays
To pay insufficiently or less than is deserved.

un′der·pay′ment n.
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underpay

(ˌʌndəˈpeɪ)
vb, -pays, -paying or -paid
to pay (someone) insufficiently
ˌunderˈpayment n
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un•der•pay

(ˌʌn dərˈpeɪ)

v.t. -paid, -pay•ing.
to pay (a person) less than is customary or deserved.
[1840–50]
un•der•pay•ment (ˌʌn dərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈʌn dərˌpeɪ-) n.
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underpay


Past participle: underpaid
Gerund: underpaying

Imperative
underpay
underpay
Present
I underpay
you underpay
he/she/it underpays
we underpay
you underpay
they underpay
Preterite
I underpaid
you underpaid
he/she/it underpaid
we underpaid
you underpaid
they underpaid
Present Continuous
I am underpaying
you are underpaying
he/she/it is underpaying
we are underpaying
you are underpaying
they are underpaying
Present Perfect
I have underpaid
you have underpaid
he/she/it has underpaid
we have underpaid
you have underpaid
they have underpaid
Past Continuous
I was underpaying
you were underpaying
he/she/it was underpaying
we were underpaying
you were underpaying
they were underpaying
Past Perfect
I had underpaid
you had underpaid
he/she/it had underpaid
we had underpaid
you had underpaid
they had underpaid
Future
I will underpay
you will underpay
he/she/it will underpay
we will underpay
you will underpay
they will underpay
Future Perfect
I will have underpaid
you will have underpaid
he/she/it will have underpaid
we will have underpaid
you will have underpaid
they will have underpaid
Future Continuous
I will be underpaying
you will be underpaying
he/she/it will be underpaying
we will be underpaying
you will be underpaying
they will be underpaying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been underpaying
you have been underpaying
he/she/it has been underpaying
we have been underpaying
you have been underpaying
they have been underpaying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been underpaying
you will have been underpaying
he/she/it will have been underpaying
we will have been underpaying
you will have been underpaying
they will have been underpaying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been underpaying
you had been underpaying
he/she/it had been underpaying
we had been underpaying
you had been underpaying
they had been underpaying
Conditional
I would underpay
you would underpay
he/she/it would underpay
we would underpay
you would underpay
they would underpay
Past Conditional
I would have underpaid
you would have underpaid
he/she/it would have underpaid
we would have underpaid
you would have underpaid
they would have underpaid
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.underpay - pay too littleunderpay - pay too little      
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
overpay - pay too much
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Translations
يَدْفَعُ أجْرا أقَل من المُسْتَحَق
málo platit
underbetale
alulfizet
undirborga
per mažai mokėti
maksāt pārāk mazu algu
málo platiť
düşük ücret ödemek

underpay

[ˈʌndəˈpeɪ] (underpaid (pt, pp)) VTpagar mal
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underpay

[ˌʌndəˈpeɪ] (underpaid (pt, pp)) vtpagare male, sottopagare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

underpay

(andəˈpei) past tense, past participle ˌunderˈpaid verb
to pay (a person) too little. They claim that they are underpaid and overworked.
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Imputed underpayments and overpayments arising from partnership level audits should be allocated among the partners as specified in the partnership agreement in effect for the reviewed year (1) and using the reviewed year's apportionment data, as adjusted.
The proposed regulations provide rules for multiple imputed underpayments. The preamble states that the option to create multiple imputed underpayments provides flexibility for the partnership, the partners, and the IRS to address fact-specific issues that may arise as part of the administrative proceeding at the partnership level.
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Recovery audit contractors working on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recovered $2.4 billion in overpayments to providers in 2014 and refunded $173 million in underpayments.
Last year overpayments due to administrative error totalled an estimated pounds 1.1bn and underpayments pounds 500,000 - almost the same position as four years ago.
It is now likely to be written off if it's over two years - we're not looking at underpayments beyond two years."
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