undercharge

IPA/ˌʌndəˈtʃɑːdʒ/
IPA/ˌʌndərˈtʃɑːrdʒ/

undercharge — 動詞

  • 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

少收；低收

向顧客收取少於應付的金額

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.

收銀員少收了 Eshe 的水果錢，因為有一袋沒有刷到。

undercharge somebody for [item] because of a billing error

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

服務生漏掉一份甜點後，我們那桌被少收了八十元。

passive: be undercharged by [amount]

常見搭配
  • undercharge a customer
  • undercharge for repairs
  • undercharge by [amount]
  • accidentally undercharge
  • undercharge to win business
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.

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常用片語

  • undercharge by mistake
  • undercharge a customer
  • be undercharged on the bill
  • undercharge to attract business

介系詞搭配

  • for (an item or service)
  • by (an amount)