underwork

Meanings

Verb

• To require too little work from; to work insufficiently.
• To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.
• To do less work than necessary (on).
• To do work for inadequate payment.
• To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine.
• To do similar work for a lesser price than; to undercut.

Noun

• Subordinate work; petty business.

Origin

• under- + work