| 词汇 | underpayment |
| 释义 | underpayment noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈʌndəˌpeɪmənt/us COMMERCE the act of paying someone too little for the work they do, or an occasion when this happens: Problems included underpayments to some employees. the act of paying less than is necessary or less than the value of something, or an occasion when this happens: She received a bill for underpayment of more than $1000. Much of the surplus is the result of underpayments to past policyholders. BANKING, FINANCE the act of making smaller payments than originally agreed when paying back a loan, or an occasion when this happens: It is important to have a loan with flexible features, which allow overpayment and underpayment. You will be charged interest and possibly surcharges on any underpayment. Compareoverpayment Examples of underpaymentunderpayment Underpayment of wages, including holiday pay, was found at 10,969 establishments during 1979. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average total fine on employers prosecuted for underpayment in 1988 is given for each of the divisions in the following table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The helpline provides practical advice in the application of the minimum wage, and it is a focal point for complaints of underpayment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not surprisingly there has been widespread confusion and many underpayments attributable to misunderstanding of these great works of art. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another problem that is tied up with underpayments is the late arrival of benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These will differ from the present arrangement whereby any underpayment of the guarantee over the year is paid in full to producers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The worker's entitlement to recover an underpayment is not a new feature of employment law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a great sympathy with the spirit of his remarks, but one must define "a satisfactory level of payment"and"underpayment". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes that leads to underpayment of benefit, thereby temporarily disadvantaging the claimant until the correct entitlement is restored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that poverty and underpayment are unjustifiable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are numerous damaging consequences, including the exploitation of immigrants through underpayment or, in some cases, non-payment. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The errors involved £387.5 million of overpayments and £125.5 million of underpayments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any overpayments or underpayments are adjusted in subsequent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, are we not then being forced into a position of accepting child labour and underpayment? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Any underpayment from before that would not be recoverable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of underpayment 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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