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short-paid en · ADJ

Etymology

Formed from short-pay + -ed, parallel to shortchanged.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:employment) Paid less than the amount owed; underpaid, especially due to clerical error, billing adjustment, or miscalculation.

Forms

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more short-paid Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most short-paid Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

shortchanged · underpaid

short-paid en · VERB

Etymology

Formed from short-pay + -ed, parallel to shortchanged.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of short-pay.
    form of short-pay

Relateds

short-pay · short payment