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to underbill

to underbill

8.9
To charge someone less than the right amount for goods or services
  • verb
  • /ˌʌndərˈbɪl/
translation icon : cobrar menos
  • The hotel staff underbilled the guests during checkout, leading to confusion about the final price.

Examples

  • She realized that the contractor underbilled her for the renovations after reviewing the invoice.

  • The restaurant accidentally underbilled me, so I only paid half of what I should have.

  • So much so, they told me my bill, which was their stated fee, was grossly underbilled.

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Synonyms

to underprice
vsto underbill
3 5.2

Sell something for less than its normal market price

focuses on charging below a correct or expected price rather than market value
to undercharge
vsto underbill
1 3.9

To charge someone less than the correct price for goods or services

has identical meaning but is a different word form

Antonyms

to overcharge
18 3.4

To ask someone for more money than a fair price

How Low

to underbill
8.9
to charge
808 2.0

Surface Forms

underbill infinitive
underbilled past
underbilled past participle
underbilling present participle
underbills third person singular

Morphology

underbill = bill (transparent) = under + bill

Clear verbal derivation: 'under-' (insufficiently / below the expected amount) + 'bill' (charge), which directly yields 'to charge less than the correct amount.'

Etymology

Underbill comes from under- ('below') and bill ('invoice' or 'charge'). So to underbill someone is to put a bill that is 'below' the correct amount, meaning you charge less than expected.