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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnderpay
/ˌʌn.dɚˈpeɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To pay someone too little for the work they have done.
"Many employees feel that the company continues to underpay them."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'under-' (meaning 'less than normal') combined with the verb 'pay', originating from Old French 'paier' and Latin 'pacare' (to appease, pacify, later to satisfy a debt). The compound has been used in English since the late 19th century to describe the act of compensating workers insufficiently for their labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underpay" is said worldwide
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sous-payer
Transliteration: sou-payer
"Il est illégal de sous-payer les employés."
unterbezahlen
Transliteration: unterbezahlen
"Man darf die Arbeiter nicht unterbezahlen."
sottopagare
Transliteration: sottopagare
"Molti lavoratori lamentano di essere sottopagati."
subpagar
Transliteration: subpagar
"Las empresas no deben subpagar a su personal."
subpagar
Transliteration: subpagar
"É injusto subpagar funcionários qualificados."
कम वेतन देना
Transliteration: kam vetan dena
"कर्मचारियों को कम वेतन देना अवैध है।"
付薪不足
Transliteration: fù xīn bù zú
"这家公司常常给员工付薪不足。"
임금을 적게 주다
Transliteration: imgeumeul jeokge juda
"회사가 직원들에게 임금을 적게 주고 있다."
安く賃金を払う
Transliteration: yasuku chingin o harau
"労働者に安く賃金を払うことは許されない。"
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