underpay
pronunciation
How to pronounce underpay in British English:
UK [ˌʌndəˈpeɪ]
How to pronounce underpay in American English:
US [ˌʌndərˈpeɪ]
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- Verb:
- pay too little
Word Origin
- underpay (v.)
- 1817, from under + pay (v.). Related: underpaid (1762); underpaying.
Example
- 1. They underpay employees and overprice merchandise .
- 2. A recent survey found many female employees are still underpay .
- 3. The more you underpay , the longer the mortgage will last or the higher your repayments afterwards will be .
- 4. Article 39 where a tax agent violates the tax laws or administrative regulations and causes taxpayers fail to pay or underpay taxes , he shall be handled according to article 98 of the detailed rules for the implementation of the law on the administration of tax collection .
- 5. However , due to the complexity of the tax system , the leakage of tax policies and the frequency of operations of these large companies , it becomes possible that these large companies may underpay the taxes unintentionally .