adj
Meaning 1
Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I am underpaid and overworked.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Getting too little financial compensation for one's work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English paid English underpaid From under- + paid.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.