under charge

[v. uhn-der-chahrj; n. uhn-der-chahrj]

un·der·charge

[v. uhn-der-chahrj; n. uhn-der-chahrj] verb, un·der·charged, un·der·charg·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to charge (a purchaser) less than the proper or fair price.
2.
to charge (a stated amount) less than the proper price: They undercharged several dollars for storing the goods.
3.
to put an insufficient charge or load into.
verb (used without object)
4.
to charge too little.

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Under charge is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
noun
5.
a charge or price less than is proper or customary.
6.
an insufficient charge or load.

Origin:
1625–35; under- + charge
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