short pay

A form of short-pay — To pay (someone) less than the amount that is owed; to underpay through error, omission, or miscalculation.

Meanings

verbshort pay (third-person singular simple present short pays, present participle short paying, simple past and past participle short paid)

present singular third person short pays · participle present short paying · participle past short paid · past short paid

  1. alternativeAlternative form of short-pay.
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