Word: underpays
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
pays
Definition: Third-person singular of underpay; pay too little
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to or requiring payment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs