undercharge

verb

un·​der·​charge ˌən-dər-ˈchärj 

undercharged; undercharging; undercharges

transitive verb

: to charge too little

undercharge an oil company for shipments

undercharge

ˈən-dər-ˌchärj 

noun

Examples of undercharge in a Sentence

They undercharged him for the book by $5.

Recent Examples on the Web

But a recent review of its services found the department was undercharging and that the county’s prices were lower than those charged by other agencies in the region. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

One One of the biggest mistakes new freelancers make is undercharging. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025

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

The state hired an outside consulting firm, which determined that Montana was substantially undercharging ranchers for grazing. — azcentral, 7 July 2019

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

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undercharge

• overcharge
• barge
• charge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge

Kids Definition

undercharge

verb

un·​der·​charge ˌən-dər-ˈchärj 

: to charge too little

was undercharged by the salesclerk

undercharge

ˈən-dər-ˌchärj

noun