"underearn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underearns [present, singular, third-person], underearning [participle, present], underearned [participle, past], underearned [past]
Etymology: under- + earn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|earn}} under- + earn Head templates: {{en-verb}} underearn (third-person singular simple present underearns, present participle underearning, simple past and past participle underearned)
  1. (transitive) To earn less than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underearn-en-verb-lVAtNRaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 52 48
  2. (intransitive) To earn less than might be expected. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-underearn-en-verb-z6Fd6oBl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for underearn meaning in English (2.1kB)

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