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short payment

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

Noun

short payment (plural short payments)

  1. A payment that is less than the full amount owed; an underpayment resulting from error, adjustment, or deduction.
    • At times, a short payment may simply be the result of human error. This is particularly true for customers who manually process their accounts payable. A simple keystroke mistake or typo could result in the payment amount being wrong.2023 December 15, Shaun Jex, “How to Handle Short Payments”, in Quadient
    Synonyms:
    underpayment

Synonyms of short payment

Forms of short payment

pluralshort payments

Origin of short payment

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

Questions about short payment

What does short payment mean?
Short payment means a payment that is less than the full amount owed; an underpayment resulting from error, adjustment, or deduction.
What part of speech is short payment?
Short payment is a noun.
What is the plural of short payment?
The plural of short payment is short payments.

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