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underpayment

/ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪ.mənt/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un pago inferior al requerido o esperado, o el acto de pagar una cantidad menor de la debida.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˌʌn.dəˈpeɪ.mənt/

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.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un pago inferior al requerido o esperado, o el acto de pagar una cantidad menor de la debida.
  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.

    🇪🇸pago insuficiente

    Sinónimos: deficiencydeficitinsufficiencyshortfall

    Antónimos: 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.

    🇪🇸pago insuficiente

    Antónimos: overpayment

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