Definition of underpayment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

insufficient payment

Rare

payment that is less than what is due or expected

Rare

The workers protested the consistent underpayment for their services..

deficiency

shortfall

action

Rare

the act of paying less than required

Rare

Underpayment of taxes can lead to penalties.

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Origin of underpayment

English, under (below) + payment (pay)

Examples of underpayment in a sentence

She received an underpayment due to a clerical error.
The company faced legal issues due to underpayment of wages.
Underpayment in the contract led to a dispute.

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French:paiement insuffisant, ...
German:Unterbezahlung, Minderzahlung, ...
Italian:pagamento insufficiente, sottopagamento, ...
Spanish:remuneración insuficiente, ...
Portuguese:pagamento insuficiente, pagamento a menor, ...
Chinese:支付不足, 不足支付, ...
Japanese:少額支払い, 未払い, ...
Arabic:دَفْع نَاقِص, ...
Hebrew:תַּת-תַּשְׁלוּם, תַּשְׁלוּם חָסֵר, ...
Russian:недоплата, недоплата средств, ...
Ukrainian:недоплата, недоплата податків, ...
Hindi:कम भुगतान, अल्प भुगतान, ...
Bengali:অপর্যাপ্ত পরিশোধ, অপর্যাপ্ত অর্থপ্রদান, ...
Catalan:pagament insuficient, sota pagament, ...
Czech:nedoplatek, zaplacení nižší částky, než je stanoveno, ...
Danish:underbetaling, ...
Dutch:onderbetaling, ondercompensatie, ...
Greek:υποπληρωμή, ...
Hungarian:alulfizetés, ...
Khmer:ការបង់ប្រាក់មិនគ្រប់, ការបង់ប្រាក់ទាបជាងកំណត់, ...
Korean:미지급, 미납, ...
Persian:پرداخت ناکافی, کم‌پرداختی, ...
Polish:niedopłata, niewystarczająca płatność, ...
Portuguese (BR):pagamento insuficiente, pagamento a menor, ...
Romanian:subplată, plată parțială, ...
Swedish:underbetalning, bristande betalning, ...
Thai:การจ่ายเงินไม่เพียงพอ, การจ่ายเงินไม่ครบ, ...
Turkish:eksik ödeme, ...
Vietnamese:trả lương thấp, trả thiếu, ...

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