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noun
A payment that is less than the full amount owed; an underpayment resulting from error, adjustment, or deduction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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Synonyms: underpayment
Antonyms: none provided
History
From short + payment, patterned after financial terms such as underpayment and shortfall.
