Meaning

1 senses

  1. To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.

Origin

From mis- + pay. Compare apay.

From mis- + pay. Compare apay.

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Forms

mispays, mispaying, mispaid, mispaid
Base formmispay · to mispay
3rd person singularmispays
Present participlemispaying
Past simplemispaid
Past participlemispaid

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymispay
he, she, itmispays

Past simpleLesson

all personsmispaid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mispaid
he, she, ithas mispaid

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mispay

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmispayment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misogynistmisogynisticmisogynymisplaceC1misprintmispronounce
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