ill-paid

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Term: ill-paid

Part of speech: adjective

Sense: referring to receiving insufficient or inadequate payment for work done

Usage:

She worked tirelessly for years, but her efforts were rewarded with an ill-paid job.
Many employees at the company feel frustrated and undervalued due to their ill-paid positions.

Part of speech: verb (past tense)

Sense: describing the action of paying someone inadequately for their work

Usage:

The company ill-paid its employees despite the hard work they put in.
The laborers were ill-paid for their laborious tasks.

Part of speech: adverb

Sense: referring to the low level of payment or wages received for work

Usage:

They had to live frugally as they were ill-paid for their efforts.
The workers toiled long hours and were ill-paid.

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