UNDERPAY meaning: Paying less than what's deserved

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Definitions from Wiktionary (underpay)

▸ verb: (transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pay less than is due for (something).

Opposite:

overpay, compensate fairly, pay adequately

Types:

minimum wage, subminimum wage, poverty wage, living wage, prevailing wage, more...

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