undercharge

/ˌʌndəˈtʃɑːdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌndərˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-dər-ˈchärj How to pronounce undercharge (audio)/ (ame, mw)

undercharge — verb

  • underchargepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • underchargeshe / she / it
  • underchargedpast simple
  • undercharging-ing form

1. to ask a buyer for a smaller amount of money than the item or service should rea

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to ask a buyer for a smaller amount of money than the item or service should really cost, often because of a mistake

例句

The cashier undercharged Eshe for the fruit because one bag was not scanned.

undercharge somebody for [item] because of a billing error

When the waiter forgot one dessert, our table was undercharged by eighty dollars.

passive: be undercharged by [amount]

同義詞
  • underprice

    usually about setting the listed price too low before the sale happens

  • discount

    usually a deliberate reduction, not an accidental low charge

  • misprice

    broader; the number can be wrong in either direction

反義詞
  • overcharge

    ask for more money than the fair or correct amount

文法句型

undercharge somebody for something

be undercharged by [amount]

undercharge to attract customers

用法筆記

Often used when a cashier, shop, or software system makes a billing error. The customer usually appears as the object, while the item follows 'for' and the missing amount can follow 'by'.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel undercharged us about breakfast.
✅The hotel undercharged us for breakfast.
💡use 'for' before the item or service, not 'about'.
❌The cafe undercharged the sandwich.
✅The cafe undercharged us for the sandwich.
💡the object is usually the customer paying, not the thing being sold.