undercharge

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Recent Examples of undercharge First year freelancers typically lack the experience or have the comparables to set competitive rates, and often feel pressured to undercharge or do additional uncontracted work, something more experienced hands generally know how to manage or deflect. Jon Younger, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023 Trump for years has alleged, without evidence, that the Postal Service is undercharging companies, particularly Amazon (whose founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post). Author: Jacob Bogage, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2020 At issue is a lawsuit that the city filed against in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in 2013 that accused BWC of undercharging one group of employers for premiums to cover their claims. Robert Higgs, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2020 Already bankrupt utilities cannot afford to upgrade the ailing grid, stuck in a vicious cycle of undercharging customers for electricity, going into debt, and failing to maintain the grid or to combat rampant power theft. Varun Sivaram, Scientific American, 1 May 2017 The bailout, which council approved, became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2019 The bailout became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2019 The state hired an outside consulting firm, which determined that Montana was substantially undercharging ranchers for grazing. azcentral, 7 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercharge
Verb
  • Deitrich, who’s gotten involved with Power to the Patients, said she was overcharged by her provider by more than a thousand dollars for a routine checkup and now drives more than two hours to the closest clinic that lists their prices upfront.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Judge demands more answers about deportation flights to El Salvador.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Israel is demanding the release of all the remaining hostages, living and dead, with stages of a ceasefire in between releases, according to the ministry.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Philip’s mother confirmed the death with the outlet, explaining that her son died Friday night (March 14) and asked fans to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Ivy Nile Chad Gable hit the ring in a full suit and Michael Cole, who still believes Chad Gable was under the Lucha mask last week, asked Gable where his Lucha mask was.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

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