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underwage en · NOUN

Etymology

From under- + wage.

Meanings

1. An unsufficient wage.
   • The underwage is theft because it means insufficient food and clothing, unhealthy dwellings, inadequate leisure and recreation. 1921, Free Synagogue Pulpit, volume 6, page 41:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underwages	Number=Plur		lexicographic

underwage en · VERB

Etymology

From under- + wage.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To pay too small a wage to (a person); to underpay.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underwages	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
underwaging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underwaged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underwaged	Tense=Past		lexicographic