underearn
pennies on the dollar
underget
slave wage
undermargin
make-work job
underdo
scratch a living
underrate
inexpediency
lessen
underearner
peanuts
underimpress
cash-starved
strapped for cash
underpay
low-paid
strapped for money
oofless
underbuy
poorness
subefficacious
shrinking
subceed
lessness
blue circle rate
starvation wage
sell short
Lazarus layer
underbudget
underpaid
go off the boil
sucker bet
slim pickings
undersell
undercut
low water
lowering
working poor
underprovision
wanting
cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
disvalue
underlive
drop away
lesserness
underemployment
put down
third-rate