| 单词 | underpay |
| 释义 | underpay verb[T] uk/ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈpeɪ/underpaid|underpaidtopaysomeone too little for theworkthey do 给…的报酬过低Paying money
underpay| Business Englishunderpay verb uk/ˌʌndəˈpeɪ/us/-dɚ-/underpaid[T] topaysomeone too littlemoneyfor theworkthey do: Thecompanywasfoundto have underpaidworkersinviolationof the state'sprevailingwagelaw. They were underpaid millions ofdollars. [T] topayless than isnecessaryor less than thevalueof something: Thecompanyhas beenhitwith abillfor underpayingtax. [IorT]BANKING,FINANCE to makesmallerpaymentsthanoriginallyagreedwhenpayingback aloan: Somecustomerswantfullflexibility- theabilitytooverpay, underpay, or takepaymentholidays. Compareoverpay Examplesofunderpayunderpay Yet the parastatal system was criticised for being inefficient, in some cases corrupt, and in all cases for underpaying producers. From theCambridge English Corpus Because costs in these two settings are so different, paying only one price will inevitably overpay for one setting andunderpayfor the other. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, corruption is more pervasive in low-income countries which tend tounderpaypublic sector employees. From theCambridge English Corpus The need to protect farmers from disrupted access to consuming markets was all but nonexistent, but the scheme itself persisted, along with the practice of ' underpaying ' farmers. From theCambridge English Corpus Women tortilla workers navigated between these political spaces to combat their increasing relegation to underpaid, insecure positions. From theCambridge English Corpus That is why they refuse to prosecute those whounderpaytheir workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder what would be said if private enterprise gave that as an excuse for underpaying its employees! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were only seven prosecutions in 1982 out of some 9,000 employers found to be underpaying their work forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if one has been found tounderpay, the chances of prosecution are minimal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The last available figures indicate that almost one-third of employers visited by the inspectorate were found to be underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1981, 24,399 establishments were visited and 10,074 were underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the west midlands, 300 employers were found to be underpaying workers last year but not one of them was prosecuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should set penalties high enough to be an adequate deterrent to employers considering underpaying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1987 arrears of pay assessed as due to workers employed by 4,443 establishments found to be underpaying totalled £1,252,034. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The majority of these domestic workers are women and immigrants, who are easier to exploit andunderpay. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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