How to Use underpay in a Sentence

underpay

verb

• They are underpaid for the work they do.
• He realized that he had underpaid the cashier.
• She underpaid for her meal.
• The company underpays its workers.
• People have tried to underpay for pieces that are priceless.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
• Wilson is 29, has two years left on his contract, and is underpaid by today's standards.
  — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 1 June 2018
• These are not the first allegations that Trump has underpaid his workers.
  — Mckenna Moore, Fortune, 9 July 2018
• The proper response is to stop underpaying, not to further damage the program.
  — Harold Pollack, Slate Magazine, 26 June 2017
• But the investor sure goes out of his way to underpay himself for shareholders' benefit.
  — Tae Kim, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2018
• These are resources that can be used to pay for health care or they can be used to provide corporate welfare for folks who are underpaying their workers.
  — Seamus Kirst, Teen Vogue, 6 Sep. 2019
• There’s been a lot of talk of producers being taken advantage of by labels and artists who are underpaying them.
  — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2018
• Because the way that the NFL treats cheerleaders, uses them, profits off them, controls them, underpays them and — it’s been reported this week — pimps them out isn’t something of this era or this world.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2018
• Above: See which Houston jobs are underpaying workers when compared to other U.S. cities.
  — Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• In 2014, California enacted a law that puts companies on the hook for temp workers who are ripped off or underpaid by their agencies.
  — Jake Heller, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2017
• Yet another reason for small business owners to use a tax professional is the fact that underpaying will cost more this year.
  — Mae Anderson, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
• The union has filed a wage theft complaint with the Connecticut Department of Labor, alleging that workers have been underpaid under state law.
  — courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• These are modern women unlikely to let a boss underpay them or an unsolicited flirt pester them.
  — Meredith Maran, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• Without a higher wage floor, companies can legally get away with underpaying employees to the point that full-time workers struggle to afford food and rent.
  — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 18 July 2019
• But an audit in 2019 revealed that the company was underpaying all of the other participants.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
• And Maximus has also been accused of underpaying workers in Idaho and Kansas.
  — NBC News, 16 Apr. 2020
• Some had enough control over local labor markets before the increase to underpay workers; those will absorb the higher wage in their profit margins.
  — Greg Ip, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021
• Or as in the magical theme park, Disneyland, which substantially underpays some of its workers.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019
• Meanwhile, other Twitter users pointed to the hypocrisy of the chain celebrating women’s day while continuing to underpay its staff.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2018
• And even when a brand is not, for instance, underpaying garment workers in Bangladesh, consumers are putting pressure on companies to be political.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 20 Sep. 2018
• As a result, investors will underpay for a quality company that will continue to grow its intrinsic worth over time.
  — Jonathan Dash, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
• In a world where teachers are overworked, time stretched and often underpaid the helping hand online materials provide can add some breathing room in the classroom and in their personal budgets.
  — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 1 July 2019
• From a rational standpoint, the value of a first-round pick is that rookie-scale contracts mean first-rounders are typically underpaid, so to be worth giving one up in return, a player should be underpaid, as well.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2019
• Some Guyanese residents worry that Cubans are being underpaid at workplaces and exploited.
  — Doreen Hemlock, miamiherald, 28 June 2018
• Just this week, the Chicago suburb of Harvey, a city with a history of underpaying its pension obligations, announced deep layoffs in its police and fire departments.
  — Geoff Mulvihill, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
• Apple's factory is accused of underpaying workers and forcing them to work in harsh conditions.
  — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024