underpayment
Less than owed
Underpayment is payment that falls short of what's owed or expected.
An employer might make underpayments to workers by miscalculating hours or misclassifying positions.
Tax underpayment occurs when someone pays less than required, often triggering penalties: The IRS assessed interest on her underpayment.
The word implies a shortfall that should be corrected.
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
gap · discrepancy · difference · arrears · outstanding · owing · balance due · owed
Overdue salary owed
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- redressCompensation for injury
rectification · adjustment · recovery · reparation · recoupment · payout · damages · remuneration
Lowest lawful hourly rate
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
- paycheckCompensation for labor
wages · income · stipend · remuneration · overtime · tips · commission · piecework
Disparity in earnings
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- exploitationSelfish use of others
inequality · bias · marginalization · gender pay gap · racial pay gap · pay discrimination · unequal pay · disadvantage
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
lack · gap · discrepancy · difference · arrears · outstanding · owing · balance due · owed · delinquency
backpay
Overdue salary owed
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
redress · rectification · adjustment · recovery · reparation · recoupment · payout · damages · remuneration · arrears
minimum wage
Lowest lawful hourly rate
paycheck · wages · income · stipend · remuneration · overtime · tips · commission · piecework · subsistence
wage gap
Disparity in earnings
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
exploitation · inequality · bias · marginalization · gender pay gap · racial pay gap · pay discrimination · unequal pay · disadvantage · injustice
- Payroll Problemsbounced check, miscalculation, payroll fraud, wage theft, final paycheck
- business taxestax returns, tax filing, tax deductions, deductions, taxable income
- pay inequalitypay gap, wage gap, gender pay gap, pay disparity, wage disparity
- Payment Problemsshortfall, bounced check, NSF, bad check, short change
- Social SecuritySSN, FICA, Social Security Administration, disability benefits, retirement benefits
- tax enforcementtax audit, tax lien, tax collection, tax sale, tax levy
underpaymentoverpayment
Amount paid exceeding debt
full payment · overcompensation · bonus · premium · windfall
underpaymentoverpayment
Amount paid exceeding debt
overcompensation · fair wages · living wage · golden parachute · pay raise