also: ごはらい
noun
payment error; mischarge
Refers to an incorrect payment, such as overpayment, underpayment, or paying the wrong amount. Often used in financial or administrative contexts.
銀行が誤払いを起こしたため、口座に余分なお金が入っていた。
Because the bank made a payment error, there was extra money in the account.
請求書の誤払いに気づいて、すぐに連絡し
I noticed a mischarge on the bill and contacted them immediately.
Compound of 誤 (go, 'mistake') and 払い (harai, 'payment'), the nominalized form of 払う (harau, 'to pay').