"unpay" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpays [present, singular, third-person], unpaying [participle, present], unpaid [participle, past], unpaid [past]
Etymology: From Middle English unpayen, unpaien, equivalent to un- + pay. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unpayen}} Middle English unpayen, {{af|en|un-|pay}} un- + pay Head templates: {{en-verb|unpays|unpaying|unpaid}} unpay (third-person singular simple present unpays, present participle unpaying, simple past and past participle unpaid)
  1. To undo, take back, or cancel (a payment etc.).

Inflected forms

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