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verb
To pay (someone) less than the amount that is owed; to underpay through error, omission, or miscalculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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Synonyms: shortchange, underpay
Antonyms: none provided
History
From short + pay, parallel to compounds such as shortchange. Attested in financial and employment contexts since at least the early 20th century.
