Definition of undercharge - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
financecharge less than the correct amount
- The cashier might undercharge you by mistake.
2.
firearmsTECH. US put too small a charge into a firearmTECH. US
- He accidentally undercharged the cannon.
Noun
1.
financemonetary charge less than the correct amount
- The bill showed an undercharge for the meal.
2.
electricityTECH. insufficient charge in a technical contextTECH.
- The undercharge in the battery caused it to fail.
Origin of undercharge
Old English, under (below) + charge (load)
Examples of undercharge in a sentence
The system error caused them to undercharge customers. The rifle misfired because it was undercharged. The hunter undercharged his shotgun, affecting the shot's range. The audit revealed an undercharge in the utility bill. There was an undercharge on the final invoice. The device malfunctioned due to an undercharge.
Engineers identified an undercharge in the power system.
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- French:sous-facturer, sous-facturation, ...
- German:unterberechnen, Unterberechnung, ...
- Italian:addebitare meno, addebito insufficiente, ...
- Spanish:cobrar de menos, cobro insuficiente, ...
- Portuguese:cobrar a menos, cobrança insuficiente, ...
- Chinese:少收, 收费不足, ...
- Japanese:少なく請求する, 過小請求, ...
- Arabic:قَلَّلَ التَّكْلِفَة, نَقْص فِي الرُّسُوم, ...
- Hebrew:לְחַיֵּב בְּחָסֵר, חִיּוּב חָסֵר, ...
- Russian:взять меньше, недоплата, ...
- Ukrainian:взяти менше, недоплата, ...
- Hindi:कम लेना, कम शुल्क, ...
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