underpayment

A noun referring to a payment that is smaller than what is required or expected, or the act of paying less than the necessary amount.

deSubstantiv, das eine Zahlung bezeichnet, die geringer ist als der geforderte oder erwartete Betrag, oder den Akt, eine zu niedrige Summe zu zahlen.ruСуществительное, обозначающее платеж, который меньше требуемого или ожидаемого, или акт выплаты суммы, меньшей необходимой.esSustantivo que designa un pago inferior al requerido o esperado, o el acto de pagar una cantidad menor de la debida.frNom désignant un paiement inférieur au montant requis ou attendu, ou l'action de verser une somme insuffisante.ptSubstantivo que designa um pagamento inferior ao exigido ou esperado, ou o ato de pagar uma quantia menor que a necessária.zh指支付金额少于应付款项或预期金额的行为，也指所支付的不足金额本身。可泛指各种款项（如税款、工资、账单等）的少付、未足额支付。arاسم يدل على مبلغ مدفوع أقل من المطلوب أو المتوقع، أو على فعل دفع مبلغ أقل من الواجب أو المستحق.

1. Insufficient payment B2 formal

   A payment that is smaller than what is required or expected.

   • The contractor received an underpayment for the completed work.
   • She discovered an underpayment in her last paycheck.
   • The company was fined for systematic underpayment of wages.

   deUnterbezahlungruНеполная оплатаespago insuficientefrSous-paiementptPagamento insuficientezh付款不足arدفع ناقص

   Synonyme: deficiencydeficitinsufficiencyshortfall

   Antonyme: compensationoverpaymentpaymentrestitution

2. Act of paying less B2 formal

   The action of paying less than the legally or contractually required amount.

   • Underpayment of taxes can lead to penalties.
   • The employee filed a complaint about the underpayment of overtime.
   • The audit revealed a pattern of underpayment to suppliers.

   deUnterzahlungruНедоплатаespago insuficientefrSous-paiementptPagamento a menorzh少付arالدفع الناقص

   Antonyme: overpayment

• underpayments plural form
• underpayments' possessive plural form
• underpayment's possessive singular form