noun
Meaning 1
An insufficient payment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underpayment
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D ER0 P EY2 M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of making such a payment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The amount by which a payment is insufficient
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of paying less than required
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: payment, defrayal, defrayment
noun
Meaning 5
a payment smaller than needed or expected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
History
Etymology
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 payment English underpayment From under- + payment.
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