short payment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A payment that is less than the full amount owed; an underpayment resulting from error, adjustment, or deduction.

Word forms

short payment short payments

Etymology

From short + payment, patterned after financial terms such as underpayment and shortfall.

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