short-paid

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

short-paid (comparative more short-paid, superlative most short-paid)

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

Verb

short-paid

  1. past participle of short-pay.
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