underpayment

Definition of underpaymentnext

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Recent Examples of underpayment When Medicaid underpayment isn’t addressed, costs shift to employers and families through higher premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026 In each case, every positive percentage shows the degree of underpayment that women receive on the whole. Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpayment
nonpayment
Noun
  • The report said the average defaulted borrower was nearly 40 years old, from a Southern state and did not have a history of nonpayment before the pandemic.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • That is because the figures capture the marketplace after a nonpayment grace period expired.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

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“Underpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpayment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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