| 词汇 | underpay |
| 释义 | underpay verb[ T ] uk /ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪ/ us /ˌʌn.dɚˈpeɪ/underpaid | underpaid to pay someone too little for the work they do给…的报酬过低 Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power cost-cutting fund non-contributory overpaid put someone through something put something on your/someone's card put something towards something reimburse run to something self-finance spend spent splurge sponsor tipper Related wordunderpaid underpay | Business Englishunderpay verb uk /ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/ us /-dɚ-/underpaid [ T ] to pay someone too little money for the work they do: The company was found to have underpaid workers in violation of the state's prevailing wage law. They were underpaid millions of dollars. [ T ] to pay less than is necessary or less than the value of something: The company has been hit with a bill for underpaying tax. [ I or T ] BANKING, FINANCE to make smaller payments than originally agreed when paying back a loan: Some customers want full flexibility - the ability to overpay, underpay, or take payment holidays. Compareoverpay Examples of underpayunderpay Yet the parastatal system was criticised for being inefficient, in some cases corrupt, and in all cases for underpaying producers. Because costs in these two settings are so different, paying only one price will inevitably overpay for one setting and underpay for the other. Finally, corruption is more pervasive in low-income countries which tend to underpay public sector employees. The need to protect farmers from disrupted access to consuming markets was all but nonexistent, but the scheme itself persisted, along with the practice of ' underpaying ' farmers. Women tortilla workers navigated between these political spaces to combat their increasing relegation to underpaid, insecure positions. That is why they refuse to prosecute those who underpay their workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder what would be said if private enterprise gave that as an excuse for underpaying its employees! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were only seven prosecutions in 1982 out of some 9,000 employers found to be underpaying their work forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if one has been found to underpay, the chances of prosecution are minimal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The last available figures indicate that almost one-third of employers visited by the inspectorate were found to be underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1981, 24,399 establishments were visited and 10,074 were underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the west midlands, 300 employers were found to be underpaying workers last year but not one of them was prosecuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should set penalties high enough to be an adequate deterrent to employers considering underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1987 arrears of pay assessed as due to workers employed by 4,443 establishments found to be underpaying totalled £1,252,034. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The majority of these domestic workers are women and immigrants, who are easier to exploit and underpay. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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