Home › Words › U › underwageunderwageunderwage means an unsufficient wage.EtymologyFrom under- + wage.nounAn unsufficient wage.e.g.“The underwage is theft because it means insufficient food and clothing, unhealthy dwellings, inadequate leisure and recreation.” — 1921, Free Synagogue Pulpit, volume 6, page 41:verbTo pay too small a wage to (a person); to underpay.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).