how to pronounce underpay

/ˌʌndɚˈpɛɪ/

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underpay is pronounced in three syllables

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ʌndɚpɛɪ

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meanings of underpay

verb:

  1. To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.
  2. To pay less than is due for (something).

underpay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word underpay occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics underpay can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that underpay can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;

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