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Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.
John Agar

Meaning of "underpaid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERPAID

underpaid  [ˌʌndəˈpeɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERPAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underpaid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDERPAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wage

A wage is monetary compensation paid by an employer to an employee in exchange for work done. Payment may be calculated as a fixed amount for each task completed, or at an hourly or daily rate, or based on an easily measured quantity of work done. Payment by wage contrasts with salaried work, in which the employer pays an arranged amount at steady intervals regardless of hours worked, with commission which conditions pay on individual performance, and with compensation based on the performance of the company as a whole. Waged employees may also receive tips or gratuity paid directly by clients and employee benefits which are non-monetary forms of compensation. Since wage labour is the predominant form of work, the term "wage" sometimes refers to all forms of employee compensation.

Definition of underpaid in the English dictionary

The definition of underpaid in the dictionary is not paid enough.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERPAID


all-expenses-paid
ˌɔːlɪkˌspɛnsɪsˈpeɪd
croupade
kruːˈpeɪd
escapade
ˈɛskəˌpeɪd
estrapade
ˌestrəˈpeɪd
gallopade
ˌɡæləˈpeɪd
galopade
ˌɡæləˈpeɪd
low-paid
ˌləʊˈpeɪd
nonpaid
ˌnɒnˈpeɪd
overpaid
ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd
paid
peɪd
prepaid
ˌpriːˈpeɪd
repaid
rɪˈpeɪd
reply-paid
rɪˌplaɪˈpeɪd
respade
riːˈspeɪd
spade
speɪd
taxpaid
ˈtæksˌpeɪd
unpaid
ʌnˈpeɪd
unrepaid
ˌʌnrɪˈpeɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERPAID

underoccupied
underpainting
underpants
underpart
underpass
underpay
underpayment
underpeep
underpeopled
underperform
underpin
underpinned
underpinning
underpinnings
underpitch
underpitch vault
underplant
underplay
underplot
underpopulated

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERPAID

afraid
braid
bridesmaid
duty paid
first aid
Haid
highly paid
housemaid
laid
lower paid
maid
Medicaid
mermaid
overlaid
plaid
post-paid
postage paid
raid
said
well-paid

Synonyms and antonyms of underpaid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underpaid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERPAID

Find out the translation of underpaid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underpaid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underpaid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

报酬过低的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mal pagado
570 millions of speakers

English

underpaid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underpaid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَدْفُوعٌ بِأَقَلٍّ مِـمَا يَنْبَغِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкооплачиваемый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal pago
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এখনও কম মজুরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-payé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underpaid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterbezahlt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

十分な額が払われていない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박봉의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underpaid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được trả lương thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவான சம்பளம் பெறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşük ücretli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottopagato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedostatecznie wynagrodzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низькооплачуваний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

persoană plătită insuficient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακοπληρωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbetaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underbetald
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underbetalt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underpaid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPAID»

The term «underpaid» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPAID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underpaid

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8 QUOTES WITH «UNDERPAID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underpaid.
1
John Agar
Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.
2
Derek Bok
Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers.
3
Peter Brimelow
I think good teachers are underpaid.
4
Dan Jenkins
When I was a lad in my 20s, as carefree and debonair as any other underpaid newspaperman, I happened to be a golfer who could flirt with par fairly often, and I was adventurous enough in those days to play any known or unknown thief who showed up at Goat Hills for whatever amount he fancied.
5
Jeremy Lin
It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.
6
Terrell Owens
I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.
7
Anna Howard Shaw
Around me I saw women overworked and underpaid, doing men's work at half men's wages, not because their work was inferior, but because they were women.
8
Dean Smith
Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERPAID»

Discover the use of underpaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underpaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Overworked, Overwhelmed, and Underpaid: Simple Steps to Go ...
But they can fix it. AND YOU CAN FIX IT TOO. Every day financial planning expert Louis Barajas teaches CEOs and blue-collar workers alike how to make the most of their lives.
Louis Barajas, 2008
2
Mail Carrying Railways Underpaid
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Committee on Railway Mail Pay, 2010
3
Parenthood in America: Undervalued, Underpaid, Under Siege
Largely missing from these debates is any serious discussion of the complex vocation we call "parenthood." This book recognizes parenthood as a lifelong process in which parents and children grow together.
Jack C. Westman, 2001
4
Are Public Sector Workers Underpaid?: Appropriate ...
Does the public sector overpay or underpay workers relative to what they could earn in the private sector?
Sarah Bales, Martín Rama, 2001
5
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 20, Employees' Benefits, ...
§416.542 Underpayments — to whom underpaid amount is payable. (a) Underpaid recipient alive — underpayment payable. (1) If an underpaid recipient is alive, the amount of any underpayment due him or her will be paid to him or her in a ...
‎2010
6
Overworked and Underpaid: How to Go from Being a Low-Paid ...
Covers many facets of work life, from job search to promotion, as it explains how to get ahead in one's chosen career and avoid dead-end jobs
Mary Bridget Carroll, 1984
7
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Head of art department. Underpaid considering the heavy work required and her superior ability as a teaoher and executive. 16. Critic. Underpaid compared with salary for same work in other normals of the State. See appropriation bilk 1916.
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1917
8
Requests for appropriations to be made at the 1917 session ...
Head of art department. Underpaid considering the heavy work required and her superior ability as a teacher and executive. 16. Critic. Underpaid compared with salary for same work in other normals of the State. See appropriation bill, 1916.
New York (State). Legislature. Budget Committee, 1916
9
Annual Report of the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
Machinist. 10. d. What do you consider yourself underpaid yearly? The answers to this question, showing as they do that those receiving the largest wages claim to be underpaid the most, are well worth a careful leading The number who say ...
Michigan. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1886
10
Report
My employer pays me $1.75 and charges his customers from $5.00 to $15.00 for the same.-—Machinist. “ By not making our rates per hour the same in winter as in summer."—Machinist. 10. d. What do you consider yourself underpaid yearly.
Michigan. Dept. of Labor (1883-1921)., 1886

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERPAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underpaid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Even after huge raise, Kawhi Leonard is still woefully underpaid
The Spurs already had a massive bargain in Kawhi Leonard, receiving elite-level play at the paltry price of a rookie-scale contract that paid him a total of slightly ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
2
234227 underpaid workers owed money from Department of Labor
Have you ever worked at a job where you didn't get paid correctly? Maybe didn't get the right overtime pay? The United States Department of Labor is in charge ... «newsnet5.com, Jul 15»
3
AstraZeneca and Teva Settle Allegations of Underpaying Medicaid …
Two big drug makers have settled allegations they underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid prescription drug programs. In one case, AstraZeneca agAZN. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
What to say when you're underpaid and a hiring manager asks …
it can be especially disconcerting when you feel undervalued or underpaid in your current role. After all, this could very well be the reason you're considering ... «Business Insider, May 15»
5
Former Waterbury library clerk pleads guilty to stealing $200000; felt …
Prosecutors say James told police that she took about $100 a day as a stipend because she felt she was underpaid. Authorities determined she collected ... «New Haven Register, Apr 15»
6
Oil workers in West Texas and New Mexico were underpaid millions …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Federal labor officials say oil and natural gas workers in New Mexico and West Texas have been underpaid by more than $1.3 million. «FuelFix, Mar 15»
7
NJ gas attendants were underpaid, federal probe shows
More than 1,100 gasoline station attendants in New Jersey have received $5.5 million in back wages and damages after a multiyear probe by the U.S. ... «CBS News, Mar 15»
8
Thousands of workers underpaid, denied entitlements by Australian …
Thousands of workers are being underpaid wages or denied entitlements by their Australian employers, new figures obtained by the ABC show. The office of the ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
9
Overworked and underpaid: New York workers fight for a real …
Across the U.S., millions of workers in 20 states started the New Year with a raise. In nine states, the law required the minimum wage to keep up with inflation, ... «Al Jazeera America, Jan 15»
10
Condé Nast to Pay $5.8 Million to Unpaid and Underpaid Interns
After months of organizing accessories and fetching coffee for little to no pay, former Condé Nast interns are having the last laugh. Condé Nast agreed on ... «Entrepreneur, Nov 14»

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