underpay

ˌʌndərˈpeɪ
underpaid
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Translation of underpay into German

Verb

tr.
1.

insufficient payment

Rare
pay less than the required amount
Rare
unterbezahlen zu wenig bezahlen
  • He was fined for underpaying his taxes last year..Er wurde letztes Jahr dafür bestraft, dass er zu wenig Steuern bezahlt hat
2.

employment

Rare
pay someone less than their work's value
Rare
unterbezahlen zu wenig bezahlen nicht angemessen entlohnen
  • The company tends to underpay its employees.Das Unternehmen neigt dazu, seine Mitarbeiter unterzubezahlen.
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Synonyms and analogies of underpay in English

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Examples of underpay in a sentence

  • She realized she had underpaid the bill by mistake.
  • Many workers are underpaid in the service industry.
  • Teachers often feel underpaid for their efforts.

Translations of "underpay" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
unterbezahlenv.

Local businesses shouldn't underpay their workers; everyone deserves fair compensation.

Lokale Unternehmen sollten ihre Mitarbeiter nicht unterbezahlen; jeder verdient faire Bezahlung.

If they continue to underpay teachers, education quality will inevitably decline.

Wenn sie weiterhin Lehrer unterbezahlen, wird die Bildungsqualität unvermeidlich abnehmen.

We don't want to underpay our mentors who teach during the training.

Unsere Mentoren, die bei der Fortbildung unterrichten wollen wir nicht unterbezahlen.

Every year, my boss tries to underpay us during performance reviews.

Jedes Jahr versucht mein Chef, uns bei Leistungsbewertungen zu unterbezahlen.

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underpay: Examples and translations in context

She complained that her previous job used to underpay their seasonal staff significantly.

Sie beschwerte sich, dass ihr vorheriger Job ihre saisonalen Mitarbeiter erheblich unterbezahlt hatte.

He was disappointed when the startup decided to underpay him during his internship.

Er war enttäuscht, als das Startup beschloss, ihn während seines Praktikums unterzubezahlen.

Instead of rewarding efforts, many corporations tend to underpay their most productive employees.

Anstatt Anstrengungen zu belohnen, neigen viele Konzerne dazu, ihre produktivsten Mitarbeiter unterzubezahlen.

If you constantly underpay freelancers, they will not want to work with you again.

Wenn Sie Freiberufler ständig unterbezahlen, werden sie nicht mehr mit Ihnen arbeiten wollen.

To save money on labor, the restaurant decided to underpay several of its cooks.

Um Arbeitskosten zu sparen, beschloss das Restaurant, mehrere seiner Köche unterzubezahlen.

When they tried to underpay the freelance designer, she walked away from the project.

Als sie versuchten, die freiberufliche Designerin unterzubezahlen, beendete sie das Projekt.

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