short payment en · NOUN
Etymology
From short + payment, patterned after financial terms such as underpayment and shortfall.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| short payments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |