mispay

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verb

To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.

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Meanings

verbmispay (third-person singular simple present mispays, present participle mispaying, simple past and past participle mispaid)

present singular third person mispays · participle present mispaying · participle past mispaid · past mispaid

  1. transitiveTo pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.

Origin

From mis- + pay. Compare apay.

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APA

mispay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispay

MLA

“mispay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mispay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mispay.

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