underpaid

[US]/'ʌndɚ'ped/
[UK]/ ˈʌndɚˈped/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not receiving enough payment for work done

Example Sentences

Many workers feel underpaid for the amount of work they do.

She is underpaid compared to her colleagues with similar qualifications.

The underpaid employees decided to go on strike to demand fair wages.

It's unfair that teachers are often underpaid for the important work they do.

The underpaid janitorial staff works tirelessly to keep the office clean.

Despite being underpaid, she always performs her job with dedication and professionalism.

Underpaid employees often struggle to make ends meet at the end of the month.

The underpaid interns are expected to work long hours with little compensation.

In many industries, women are disproportionately underpaid compared to their male counterparts.

The underpaid farm workers toil in the fields from dawn till dusk to harvest crops.

Real-world Examples

There are cases where people underpaid.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

And I could tell looking at you, you're underpaid.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Does Singapore accomplish this by underpaying physicians? Nope.

Source: Selections from "Fortune"

Even with her success, Wong faced anti-Asian discrimination and racism in Hollywood where she was typecast and underpaid.

Source: VOA Special October 2022 Collection

Throughout his career, he realised, he had felt overworked, underappreciated and underpaid.

Source: Selected English short passages

It's no big secret in Washington that Hill staffers are underpaid and overworked.

Source: Time

We have some of our most underpaid workers doing some of the most challenging jobs on our campuses.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

The benchmark price is published by these agencies underpaying billions of dollars of transactions in the oil markets.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2013

The solution for a good many underpaid creative writers is to teach what they know to others.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

They're overworked and underpaid in a deluged hospital.

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

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