underpayment

Noun

Meaning

the act of paying less than required

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

money cost Price duty contribution expense payment compensation paying bonus deposit installment reparation refund outlay

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Antonyms

giving payment compensation remuneration disbursement remitment

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Hypernyms

payment defrayal defrayment

Examples

Although taxi drivers may think they are getting compensated for years of underpayment, basic economics suggests that the number of customers will decline and some taxi drivers will have trouble surviving. Source: Internet

If your liability has been caused due to underpayment and you're a W-2 employee, make changes to your withholding amount to ensure that you don't create another tax bill moving forward. Source: Internet

CARO MELDRUM-HANNA: Baiada has been caught out by the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpayment of wages at factories around the country. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

underpatronized underpay underpayer underpeep underpeer underpenalize